The rhodium, silver and indium content of some chondritic meteorites
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Ah&act-By neutron activation analysis the rhodium, silver and indium oontent of five chondritic meteorites has been determined. The average data are 0.186 and 0.094 p.p.m. for rhodium and silver. The upper limit for the indium content is 0.001 p.p.m. The values for rhodium and silver are in fair agreement with the data estimated by SUESS and UREY; the indium values, however, are lower by a factor of 100 or more.
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