Origin of carbonate-magnetite-sulfide assemblages in Martian meteorite ALH84001

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 104, Issue E2, 1999, Pages 3803-3813

  Scott, Edward R D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; FERRIC ION; FERRIC OXIDE; IRON; MAGNETITE; OXIDE; SULFIDE;

CARBONATE; MAGNETITE; MARTIAN METEORITE; SULFIDE;

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; BIOLOGY; FOSSIL; GEOLOGY;

CARBONATES; EXOBIOLOGY; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; FERROSOFERRIC OXIDE; FOSSILS; GEOLOGY; IRON; MARS; METEOROIDS; OXIDES; SULFIDES;

EID: 0033602157     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1998JE900034     Document Type: Article

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