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" Meteorites : "
F. Heide, F. Wlotzka
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BL
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604474
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GB9606733b433693
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| Uniform Title
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Kleine Meteoritenkunde.English
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Heide, Fritz,1891-1973
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Meteorites : : messengers from space /\ F. Heide, F. Wlotzka
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Berlin ;New York :: Springer-Verlag,, ©1995
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x, 231 pages :: illustrations ;; 21 cm
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3540581057
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: 9783540581055
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: 0387581057
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: 9780387581057
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-219) and index
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| Contents
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1. Fall Phenomena. 1.1. Light Phenomena. 1.2. Sound Phenomena. 1.3. The Main Meteorite Groups. 1.4. Effects on Landing. 1.5. Meteorite Showers. 1.6. Hypervelocity Impacts. 1.7. Number and Distribution of Meteorite Falls. 1.8. The History of Meteoritics. 1.9. Observations of Importance for a Meteorite Fall. 1.10. How Can a Meteorite Be Recognized? -- 2. The Meteorites. 2.1. Cosmic Dust. 2.2. The Size of Meteorites. 2.3. The Shape of Meteorites. 2.4. Surface Characteristics. 2.5. Mineralogy and Classification of Meteorites. 2.6. The Chemical Significance of Meteorites. 2.7. The Cosmic Abundance of the Elements. 2.8. Isotope Anomalies. 2.9. Organic Compounds -- 3. The Origin and Formation of Meteorites. 3.1. Meteorite Ages. 3.2. The Origin of Meteorites. 3.3. The Formation of Chondrites. 3.4. Planetesimals and the Formation of Achondrites. 3.5. Regolith, Primordial Rare Gases, and the Solar Wind. 3.6. The Planets -- 3.7. Conclusions -- Meteorite Collections and Research -- Exchange Value of Meteorites
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Meteorites
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523.5/1
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QB755.H43 1995
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Wlotzka, Frank,1931-
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