The Tatahouine diogenite: Mineralogical and chemical effects of sixty-three years of terrestrial residence

Meteoritics and Planetary Science

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 91-97

  Barrat, J A ^a   Gillet, Ph ^b   Lesourd, M ^c   Blichert Toft, J ^b   Poupeau, G R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^c Universite d'Angers   (France)

^d CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIOGENITE; METEORITE; MINERALOGY;

EID: 0032941837     PISSN: 10869379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1945-5100.1999.tb01734.x     Document Type: Article

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