Distribution of extraterrestrial chromite in Middle Ordovician Komstad Limestone in the Killeröd quarry, Scania, Sweden

Bulletin of the Geological Society of Denmark

Volumn 55, Issue , 2007, Pages 37-58

  Häggström, Therese ^a   Schmitz, Birger ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Arenig Llanvim boundary; Chrome spinel; Chromite; Fossil meteorites; Komstad Limestone; L chondrite; Meteorite flux; Middle Ordovician

Indexed keywords

EID: 38649122108     PISSN: 00116297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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