A simple inorganic process for formation of carbonates, magnetite, and sulfides in Martian meteorite ALH84001

American Mineralogist

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 370-375

  Golden, D C ^a   Ming, D W ^a   Schwandt, C S ^a   Lauer, H V Jr ^a   Socki, R A ^a   Morris, R V ^a   Lofgren, G E ^a   Mckay, G A ^a  

^a NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONATES; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; MAGNETITE; METEORITES; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TEMPERATURE; TERNARY ALLOYS;

EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE; HYDROTHERMAL PRECIPITATION; INORGANIC PROCESS; KINETICALLY CONTROLLED; LOW TEMPERATURES; MAGNETITE CRYSTALS; MARTIAN METEORITES; NONEQUILIBRIUM CONDITIONS;

IRON COMPOUNDS;

CARBONATE; INORGANIC MATTER; MAGNETITE; MARTIAN METEORITE; SULFIDE;

EID: 0035065224     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am-2001-2-321     Document Type: Article

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