Progressive aqueous alteration of CM carbonaceous chondrites

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 71, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 2361-2382

  Rubin, Alan E ^a   Trigo Rodríguez, Josep M ^a,b   Huber, Heinz ^a   Wasson, John T ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; CARBONACEOUS CHONDRITE; CHONDRULE; ELECTRON PROBE ANALYSIS; MINERAL ALTERATION; PENTLANDITE; PETROLOGY; PHYLLOSILICATE; PSEUDOMORPH; SERPENTINE;

EID: 34147092228     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2007.02.008     Document Type: Article

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