Survival of reactive carbon through meteorite impact melting

Geology

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1029-1032

  Parnell, John ^a   Lindgren, Paula ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbonaceous; Chondrites; Gardnos crater; Impact crater; Meteorite; Prebiotic chemistry

Indexed keywords

CHONDRITE CHONDRULES; GARDNOS IMPACT CRATER; PREBIOTIC CHEMISTRY;

GRAPHITE; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; HYDROCARBONS; METEORITES; WEATHERING;

CARBON;

CHONDRITE; CRATER; MELTING; METEORITE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 33845587161     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G22731A.1     Document Type: Article

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