Internal structure of type I deep-sea spherules by X-ray computed microtomography

Meteoritics and Planetary Science

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 195-206

  Feng, H ^a,b   Jones, K W ^a   Tomov, S ^a,c   Stewart, B ^a   Herzog, G F ^d   Schnabel, C ^d,e   Brownlee, D E ^f  

^a BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c University of Tennessee   (United States)

^d RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METEORITE; MICROSTRUCTURE; SPHERULE;

SPHERULES;

EID: 18844407762     PISSN: 10869379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1945-5100.2005.tb00375.x     Document Type: Article

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