Mineralogy of carbonaceous chondritic microlasts in howardites: Identification of C2 fossil micrometeorites

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 507-527

  Gounelle, Mathieu ^a,b   Zolensky, Michael E ^b   Liou, Jer Chyi ^c   Bland, Philip A ^d   Alard, Olivier ^d  

^a 91405 Orsay Campus   (France)

^b NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

^c LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

^d OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONACEOUS CHONDRITE; EXTRATERRESTRIAL MATTER; HOWARDITE; MICROMETEORITE; MINERALOGY;

EID: 0037321148     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(02)00985-7     Document Type: Article

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