Extraterrestrial Ni-rich spinel in upper eocene sediments from Massignano, Italy

Geology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 307-310

  Pierrard, Olivier ^a   Robin, Eric ^a   Rocchia, Robert ^a   Montanari, Alessandro ^b,c  

^a DIF   (France)

^b Osservatorio Geologico di Coldigioco   (Italy)

^c PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSMOLOGY; DUST; IRIDIUM; QUARTZ; EARTH ATMOSPHERE;

CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS; CRETACEOUS-TERTIARY BOUNDARY; DUST PARTICLE; EOCENE-OLIGOCENE BOUNDARY; MAXIMUM CONCENTRATIONS; SHOCKED QUARTZ; SPINEL CRYSTALS; UPPER EOCENE; COSMICS; EARTH: ATMOSPHERE;

UPPER ATMOSPHERE; QUARTZ;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DUST; EOCENE; EOCENE-OLIGOCENE BOUNDARY; NICKEL; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SPINEL; IMPACT; METEORITE;

ASCOLI PICENO; ITALY; MARCHE; MASSIGNANO;

EID: 84874988938     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1998)026<0307:ENRSIU>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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