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  • Publisher:
    Cambridge University Press
    Publication date:
    11 August 2021
    05 August 2021
    ISBN:
    9781108613767
    9781108484527
    DOI:
    https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108613767
    Dimensions:
    (244 x 170 mm)
    Weight & Pages:
    0.99kg, 418 Pages
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    • Subjects:
    Earth and Environmental Sciences, Physics and Astronomy, Planetary Science and Astrobiology, Computational Science and Modelling, History of Astronomy and Cosmology
    Series:
    Cambridge Planetary Science (26)
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    Subjects:
    Earth and Environmental Sciences, Physics and Astronomy, Planetary Science and Astrobiology, Computational Science and Modelling, History of Astronomy and Cosmology
    Series:
    Cambridge Planetary Science (26)
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    Meteorites are fascinating cosmic visitors. Using accessible language, this book documents the history of mineralogy and meteorite research, summarizes the mineralogical characteristics of the myriad varieties of meteorites, and explains the mineralogical characteristics of Solar System bodies visited by spacecraft.  Some of these bodies contain minerals that do not occur naturally on Earth or in meteorites. The book explains how to recognize different phases under the microscope and in back-scattered electron images.  It summarizes the major ways in which meteoritic minerals form – from condensation in the expanding atmospheres of dying stars to crystallization in deep-seated magmas, from flash-melting in the solar nebula to weathering in the terrestrial environment. Containing spectacular back-scattered electron images, colour photographs of meteorite minerals, and with an accompanying online list of meteorite minerals, this book provides a useful resource for meteorite researchers, terrestrial mineralogists, cosmochemists and planetary scientists, as well as graduate students in these fields

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