The Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry of Impacts

Treatise on Geochemistry

Volumn 1-9, Issue , 2007, Pages 1-52

  Koeberl, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMETS; COSMOLOGY; GEOCHEMISTRY; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS;

BIOTICS; COSMOCHEMISTRY; EXTRATERRESTRIAL COMPONENTS; GEOCHEMICAL DATA; GEOCHEMICALS; IMPACT CRATERS; IMPACT PROCESS; IMPACT ROCKS; ROCK TYPES; SOURCE ROCKS;

METEORITES;

EID: 84942433213     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-008043751-4/00228-5     Document Type: Chapter

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