A chemical sequence of macromolecular organic matter in the CM chondrites

• Main Authors: NARAOKA, H., MITA, H., KOMIYA, M., YONEDA, S., KOJIMA, H., SHIMOYAMA, A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Meteoritics & Planetary Science Archives 2004
• Subjects: Macromolecule;Organic matter;Thermal aleration;Metamorphism;CM chondrites; Antarctic; Murchison; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://journals.uair.arizona.edu/index.php/maps/article/view/14929

A new organic parameter is proposed to show a chemical sequence of organic matter in carbonaceous chondrites, using carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen concentrations of solvent-insoluble and high-molecular weight organic matter (macromolecules) and the molecular abundance of solvent-extractable organic...