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Ramsden, A. R., Cameron, E. N. (1966) Kamacite and taenite superstructures and a metastable tetragonal phase in iron meteorites. American Mineralogist, 51 (1-2) 37-55

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TitleKamacite and taenite superstructures and a metastable tetragonal phase in iron meteorites
JournalAmerican Mineralogist
AuthorsRamsden, A. R.Author
Cameron, E. N.Author
Year1966Volume51
Issue1-2
PublisherMineralogical Society of America
Download URLhttp://www.minsocam.org/ammin/AM51/AM51_37.pdf+
Mindat Ref. ID524420Long-form Identifiermindat:1:5:524420:5
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Full ReferenceRamsden, A. R., Cameron, E. N. (1966) Kamacite and taenite superstructures and a metastable tetragonal phase in iron meteorites. American Mineralogist, 51 (1-2) 37-55
Plain TextRamsden, A. R., Cameron, E. N. (1966) Kamacite and taenite superstructures and a metastable tetragonal phase in iron meteorites. American Mineralogist, 51 (1-2) 37-55
In(1966) American Mineralogist Vol. 51 (1-2) Mineralogical Society of America

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Hex River Mountains meteorite, Witzenberg Local Municipality, Cape Winelands District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa
Linville meteorite, Linville Mountain, Burke County, North Carolina, USA

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Kamacite
Taenite
Tetrataenite
UM1966-02-E:FeNi

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North Chile meteorite, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chileⓘ UM1966-02-E:FeNi

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Wasson, John T., Hoppe, Peter (2012) Co/Ni ratios at taenite/kamacite interfaces and relative cooling rates in iron meteorites. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 84. 508-524 doi:10.1016/j.gca.2012.01.008
Rasmussen, Kaare L., Malvin, Daniel J., Wasson, John T. (1988) Trace Element Partitioning between Taenite and Kamacite; Relationship to the Cooling Rates of Iron Meteorites. Meteoritics, 23 (2) 107-112 doi:10.1111/j.1945-5100.1988.tb00905.x
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Goldstein, Joseph I., Yang, Jijin, Scott, Edward R.D. (2014) Determining cooling rates of iron and stony-iron meteorites from measurements of Ni and Co at kamacite–taenite interfaces. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 140. 297-320 doi:10.1016/j.gca.2014.05.025
Nichiporuk, Walter (1958) Variations in the content of nickel, gallium, germanium, cobalt, copper and chromium in the kamacite and taenite phases of iron meteorites. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 13 (4) 233-247 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(58)90025-5
Pollock, S.S. (1966) Disordered Orthopyroxene in Meteorites: American Mineralogist 51: 1722-1726. (Nov-Dec 1966).
Pollack, S.S. (1966) Disordered Orthopyroxene in Meteorites: The American Mineralogist 51: pp 1722-1726. (Nov-Dec 1966).
Pollack, Sidney S. (1966) Disordered orthopyroxene in meteorites. American Mineralogist, 51 (11-12) 1722-1726
Hatch, R. A., Comeforo, J. E., Pace, and N. A (1952) Transparent, plastic-ball, crystal structure models. American Mineralogist, 37 (1-2) 58-67
 
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