Book contents
- Meteorite Mineralogy
- Cambridge Planetary Science
- Meteorite Mineralogy
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Minerals and Meteorites
- 2 Definitions and Explications
- 3 Brief Review of Crystallography and Crystal Chemistry
- 4 Properties of Minerals
- 5 Identification of Meteoritic Minerals in Reflected Light, by Backscattered Electron Imaging, and by Energy Dispersive X-Ray Spectroscopy, Wavelength-Dispersive X-Ray Spectroscopy, and Electron Backscatter Diffraction Analysis
- 6 Meteorite Classification and Taxonomy
- 7 Mineralogy of Major Physical Components of Chondrites
- 8 Petrologic and Mineralogical Characteristics of Meteorite Groups
- 9 Cosmomineralogy
- 10 Formation of Meteoritic Minerals in Gas- and Dust-Rich Environments
- 11 Formation of Meteoritic Minerals on Parent Bodies
- 12 Formation of Meteoritic Minerals in the Terrestrial Environment
- 13 The Strange Case of the Aluminum-Copper Alloys
- Summary
- Epilogue
- References
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
- References
References
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 August 2021
- Meteorite Mineralogy
- Cambridge Planetary Science
- Meteorite Mineralogy
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Minerals and Meteorites
- 2 Definitions and Explications
- 3 Brief Review of Crystallography and Crystal Chemistry
- 4 Properties of Minerals
- 5 Identification of Meteoritic Minerals in Reflected Light, by Backscattered Electron Imaging, and by Energy Dispersive X-Ray Spectroscopy, Wavelength-Dispersive X-Ray Spectroscopy, and Electron Backscatter Diffraction Analysis
- 6 Meteorite Classification and Taxonomy
- 7 Mineralogy of Major Physical Components of Chondrites
- 8 Petrologic and Mineralogical Characteristics of Meteorite Groups
- 9 Cosmomineralogy
- 10 Formation of Meteoritic Minerals in Gas- and Dust-Rich Environments
- 11 Formation of Meteoritic Minerals on Parent Bodies
- 12 Formation of Meteoritic Minerals in the Terrestrial Environment
- 13 The Strange Case of the Aluminum-Copper Alloys
- Summary
- Epilogue
- References
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
- References
Summary
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- Meteorite Mineralogy , pp. 331 - 378Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021