An X-ray and electron microprobe study of Fe, Ni, Ga, and Ge distribution and local structure in a section of the Canyon Diablo iron meteorite

American Mineralogist

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 519-526

  Cavell, Ronald G ^a   Barnes, Elspeth M ^a   Arboleda, Patricia H ^a   Cavell, Patricia A ^a   Feng, Renfei ^a   Gordon, Roberta A ^b   Webb, M Adam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; CARBIDES; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; EXTENDED X RAY ABSORPTION FINE STRUCTURE SPECTROSCOPY; GALLIUM; GERMANIUM METALLOGRAPHY; IRON; IRON METALLOGRAPHY; METEORITES; NICKEL METALLOGRAPHY; X RAY ABSORPTION;

ABSORPTION EDGES; ADVANCED PHOTON SOURCE; ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY; ELECTRON MICROPROBES; EXTENDED X-RAY ABSORPTION FINE STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; PACIFIC NORTHWEST; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; X-RAY ABSORPTION ANALYSIS;

GERMANIUM;

GEOCHEMISTRY; IRON METEORITE; MINERALOGY; X-RAY;

EID: 1942435243     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am-2004-0406     Document Type: Article

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