The insoluble organic matter in carbonaceous chondrites: Chemical structure, isotopic composition and origin

Comptes Rendus - Geoscience

Volumn 339, Issue 14-15, 2007, Pages 895-906

  Remusat, Laurent ^a   Robert, François ^b   Derenne, Sylvie ^c  

^a INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^c UPMC University Paris 06   (France)

Author keywords

Aliphatic chains; Aromatic units; Carbonaceous chondrites; Deuterium; Insoluble organic matter; Protosolar nebula

Indexed keywords

CARBONACEOUS CHONDRITE; DEUTERIUM; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ORGANIC MATTER;

EID: 36749003756     PISSN: 16310713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crte.2007.10.001     Document Type: Article

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