Multi-generational carbonate assemblages in martian meteorite Allan Hills 84001: Implications for nucleation, growth, and alteration

Meteoritics and Planetary Science

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 17-30

  Corrigan, Catherine M ^a   Harvey, Ralph P ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLAN HILLS METEORITE; CARBONATE; GROWTH RATE; MARTIAN METEORITE; MINERAL ALTERATION; MINERALOGY; NUCLEATION;

EID: 1642416675     PISSN: 10869379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1945-5100.2004.tb00047.x     Document Type: Article

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