The association between organic matter and clay minerals in carbonaceous chondrites
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The Association between Organic Matter and Clay Minerals in Carbonaceous
Introduction: There is an established relationship between organic matter content and aqueous alteration processes [1,2]. However, the relationship between meteoritic organic matter and individual aqueously generated mineral matrix phases is poorly understood. Meteoritic organic matter is primarily composed of C, H and N and therefore their bulk abundances in chondrites are strongly controlled ...
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