Spectral reflectance-compositional properties of spinels and chromites: Implications for planetary remote sensing and geothermometry

Meteoritics and Planetary Science

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 545-565

  Cloutis, Edward A ^a   Sunshine, J M ^b   Morris, R V ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINNIPEG   (Canada)

^b SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

^c NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMITE; PETROGENESIS; PLANETARY SURFACE; REMOTE SENSING; SPECTRAL REFLECTANCE; SPINEL;

EID: 2342652849     PISSN: 10869379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1945-5100.2004.tb00918.x     Document Type: Article

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