Signatures in magnetites formed by (Ca,Mg,Fe)CO 3 thermal decomposition: Terrestrial and extraterrestrial implications

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 87, Issue , 2012, Pages 69-80

  Jimenez Lopez, Concepcion ^a   Rodriguez Navarro, Carlos ^a   Rodriguez Navarro, Alejandro ^a   Perez Gonzalez, Teresa ^a   Bazylinski, Dennis A ^b   Lauer, Howard V ^c   Romanek, Christopher S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^c ESCG/Barrios Technology   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; EXPERIMENTAL MINERALOGY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MAGNETITE; MARTIAN METEORITE; P-T CONDITIONS; PSEUDOMORPH; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; THERMAL DECOMPOSITION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 84861195447     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2012.03.028     Document Type: Article

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