Isotopic and elemental composition of iron, nickel, and chromium in type I deep-sea spherules: Implications for origin and composition of the parent micrometeoroids

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 63, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1443-1457

  Herzog, G F ^a   Xue, S ^a   Hall, G S ^a   Nyquist, L E ^b   Shih, C Y ^c   Wiesmann, H ^c   Brownlee, D E ^d  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

^c LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; COSMOCHEMISTRY; DEEP SEA; IRON; METEORITE; NICKEL; PROVENANCE;

EID: 0032699346     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(99)00011-3     Document Type: Article

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