Epitaxial growth of nanophase magnetite in Martian meteorite Allan Hills 84001: Implications for biogenic mineralization

Meteoritics and Planetary Science

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 765-773

  Bradley, J P ^a  

^a MVA SCIENTIFIC CONSULTANTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; IRON; MAGNETITE; OXIDE; SULFIDE;

ALLAN HILLS 84001; BIOGENIC MINERALIZATION; MAGNETITE; MARTIAN METEORITE;

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; BIOLOGY; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FOSSIL; MICROCLIMATE;

CARBONATES; EXOBIOLOGY; EXTRATERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; FERROSOFERRIC OXIDE; FOSSILS; IRON; MARS; METEOROIDS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; OXIDES; SULFIDES;

EID: 0031771404     PISSN: 10869379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1945-5100.1998.tb01682.x     Document Type: Article

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