Petrologic evidence for low-temperature, possibly flood evaporitic origin of carbonates in the ALH84001 meteorite

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 103, Issue E7, 1998, Pages 16759-16773

  Warren, Paul H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; IRON DERIVATIVE; MAGNESIUM DERIVATIVE; OLIVINE; SILICATE; SILICON DIOXIDE; WATER;

ALLAN HILLS METEORITE; CARBONATE; EVAPORITE; METEORITE; PETROLOGY;

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GEOLOGY; HEAT; TEMPERATURE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONATES; EVOLUTION, PLANETARY; GEOLOGY; HEAT; IRON COMPOUNDS; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; MARS; METEOROIDS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MODELS, CHEMICAL; SILICATES; SILICON DIOXIDE; TEMPERATURE; WATER;

EID: 0032566150     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98JE01544     Document Type: Article

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