Siderite globules associated with fossil microbiota from cretaceous cavity and fracture fillings in Southern Belgium: Second known terrestrial analog for the carbonate in Martian meteorite ALH84001?

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4859, Issue , 2002, Pages 1-14

  Baele, J M ^a  

^a FACULTÉ POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

ALH84001; Biosignature; Fossil microbiota; Siderite globules; Terrestrial analog

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; CARBONATE MINERALS; MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS; MICROBIOLOGY; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS;

BIOGENICITY; BIOSIGNATURES; FOSSIL MICROBIOTA; MARTIAL METEORITE; SIDERITE GLOBULES; UPPER CRETACEOUS CAVITY;

METEORITES;

EID: 0037853401     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.457325     Document Type: Conference Paper

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