Accumulation mechanisms and the weathering of Antarctic equilibrated ordinary chondrites

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 104, Issue E6, 1999, Pages 14159-14168

  Benoit, P H ^a,b   Sears, D W G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b University of Arkansas   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLAN HILLS METEORITE; LUMINESCENCE; METEORITE; WEATHERING;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 0032736342     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JE900015     Document Type: Article

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