Climate and rock weathering: A study of terrestrial age dated ordinary chondritic meteorites from hot desert regions

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 62, Issue 18, 1998, Pages 3169-3184

  Bland, P A ^a,e   Sexton, A S ^b   Jull, A J T ^c   Bevan, A W R ^a   Berry, F J ^b   Thornley, D M ^d   Astin, T R ^d   Britt, D T ^c   Pillinger, C T ^b  

^a WESTERN AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^e DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHONDRITE; DESERT; METEORITE; WEATHERING;

EID: 0032408303     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(98)00199-9     Document Type: Article

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