Calculating flux from meteorite decay rates: a discussion of problems encountered in deciphering a 10 5-10 6 year integrated meteorite flux at Allan Hills and a new approach to pairing

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 140, Issue , 1998, Pages 43-58

  Bland, P A ^a   Conway, A ^b   Smith, T B ^c   Berry, F J ^c   Swabey, S E J ^c   Pillinger, C T ^c  

^a WESTERN AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONOLOGY; METEORITE; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WEATHERING;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 0032322946     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1998.140.01.06     Document Type: Article

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