Carbon Thermometry Applied To Chondrites and Terrestrial Rocks: Effect of Organic Precursor

Eric Quirico (1) , Gilles Montagnac (2) , Jean-Noel Rouzaud (3) , Bruno Reynard (2)

1 LPG - Laboratoire de Planétologie de Grenoble
2 LST - Laboratoire de Sciences de la Terre
3 LGENS - Laboratoire de géologie de l'ENS

We evidence that carbon thermometers are precursor dependent and need internal calibration. We also report the first 244 nm excitation Raman measurements on kerogens.

Domains: Sciences of the Universe [physics]

Eric Quirico, Gilles Montagnac, Jean-Noel Rouzaud, Bruno Reynard. Carbon Thermometry Applied To Chondrites and Terrestrial Rocks: Effect of Organic Precursor. 39th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Mar 2008, League City, Texas, United States. pp.1621. ⟨insu-00361644⟩