Cr spinel and chromite as petrogenetic indicators in ordinary chondrites: Equilibration temperatures of petrologic types 3.7 to 6

Meteoritics and Planetary Science

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1673-1702

  Wlotzka, Frank ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHONDRITE; CHROMITE; METEORITE; SPINEL;

EID: 31344472102     PISSN: 10869379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1945-5100.2005.tb00138.x     Document Type: Article

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