Composition and evolution of the early oceans: Evidence from the Tagish Lake meteorite

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 298, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 443-449

  Izawa, M R M ^a   Nesbitt, H W ^a   MacRae, N D ^a   Hoffman, E L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b Activation Laboratories Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aqueous alteration; Carbonaceous chondrites; Early oceans; Icy satellites

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANT ION; AQUEOUS ALTERATION; AQUEOUS SYSTEM; CARBONACEOUS CHONDRITE METEORITES; CARBONACEOUS CHONDRITES; CONTINENTAL CRUSTS; EARLY OCEANS; ICY SATELLITES; LATE HEAVY BOMBARDMENT; ORGANICS; OUTER SOLAR SYSTEM; RESIDENCE TIME; SAMPLE SIZES;

ASTRONOMY; BIOLOGY; CALCIUM; EARTH (PLANET); IONS; LAKES; LEACHING; MAGNESIUM; OCEANOGRAPHY; PETROGRAPHY; SATELLITES; SEAWATER; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

METEORITES;

ASTEROID; CARBONACEOUS CHONDRITE; CONTINENTAL CRUST; METEORITE; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; PLANETARY SATELLITE; SEAWATER; SOLAR SYSTEM;

CANADA; TAGISH LAKE;

EID: 77957307183     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2010.08.026     Document Type: Article

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