Experimental study and TEM characterization of dusty olivines in chondrites: Evidence for formation by in situ reduction

Meteoritics and Planetary Science

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 81-94

  Leroux, Hugues ^a   Libourel, Guy ^b,c   Lemelle, Laurence ^d   Guyot, François ^e  

^a UNIV LILLE   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^e INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHONDRITE; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; OLIVINE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0142229416     PISSN: 10869379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1945-5100.2003.tb01047.x     Document Type: Article

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