Three-dimensional petrography of metal phases in equilibrated L chondrites-Effects of shock loading and dynamic compaction

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 275, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 172-180

  Friedrich, Jon M ^a,b   Wignarajah, Douglas P ^a   Chaudhary, Shahrukh ^a   Rivers, Mark L ^c   Nehru, C E ^b,d   Ebel, Denton S ^b  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^d CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

asteroid; chondrite; foliation; Impact; X ray microtomography

Indexed keywords

ASTEROID; CHONDRITE; FOLIATION; IMPACT; X-RAY MICROTOMOGRAPHY;

COMPACTION; FLOCCULATION; METEORITES; NICKEL ALLOYS; PETROGRAPHY; SHOCK PROBLEMS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

METALS;

ASTEROID; CHONDRITE; COMPACTION; FOLIATION; IMPACT; LOADING; PETROGRAPHY; PREFERRED ORIENTATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 53249134369     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2008.08.024     Document Type: Article

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