Meteorites: A Petrologic, Chemical and Isotopic Synthesis

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Cambridge University Press, 16‏/09‏/2004 - 506 من الصفحات
Meteorite research is fundamental to our understanding of the origin and early history of the Solar System. This book considers the mechanism and timing of core formation and basaltic volcanism on asteroids, and the effects of heating water-rich bodies. Results from meteorite research are placed in a galactic setting, and a theory is proposed for the origin of the planets of our Solar System. This advanced yet succinct introduction provides a classification of meteorites, and discusses their ages and origin.

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Preface page xi
8
chemistry and classification
18
The components of chondrites
53
carbonaceous chondrites
96
noncarbonaceous chondrites
127
Time in the evolution of chondrites
152
Origin of chondrites and their components
188
primitive achondrites ureilites
243
Select bibliography
275
Select bibliography
319
Parent body processes and petrogenetic associations
364
a meteoriticists view
420
Glossary
443
Index of meteorite names
478
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Robert Hutchison was a retired research scientist and curator of meteorites at the Natural History Museum, London, prior to his death in 2007.

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