High-resolution transmission electron microscopy of carbon and nanocrystals in the Allende meteorite

Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

Volumn 459, Issue 2036, 2003, Pages 2069-2076

  Harris, P J F ^a   Vis, R D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Carbon; Fullerenes; Iron sulphide; Meteorite; TEM

Indexed keywords

CARBON; GRAPHITE; IRON; SULFIDE;

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 1542512397     PISSN: 13645021     EISSN: 14712946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspa.2003.1125     Document Type: Article

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