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Fullerenes and Related Structural Forms of Carbon in Chondritic Meteorites and the Moon

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Natural Fullerenes and Related Structures of Elemental Carbon

Part of the book series: Developments in Fullerene Science ((DFUL,volume 6))

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Reports concerning the presence or absence of fullerenes in chondritic meteorites are reviewed. Structural forms of carbonaceous matter in these meteorites are discussed in the context of fullerene formation.

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Heymann, D., Cataldo, F., Pontier-Johnson, M., Rietmeijer, F.J.M. (2006). Fullerenes and Related Structural Forms of Carbon in Chondritic Meteorites and the Moon. In: Natural Fullerenes and Related Structures of Elemental Carbon. Developments in Fullerene Science, vol 6. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-4135-7_8

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