The labelling of meteoritic organic material using osmium tetroxide vapour impregnation

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 55, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1310-1318

  Pearson, V K ^a   Kearsley, A T ^b   Sephton, M A ^c   Gilmour, I ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbonaceous chondrites; Chemical labelling; Martian meteorites; Organic matter; Phyllosilicate minerals; Scanning electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

CARBONACEOUS CHONDRITES; CHEMICAL LABELING; MARTIAN METEORITES; PHYLLOSILICATE MINERALS; VAPOR IMPREGNATION;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; IMPREGNATION; MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS; OSMIUM COMPOUNDS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

METEORITES;

EID: 34447269165     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2007.04.005     Document Type: Article

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