Corundum from basaltic terrains: A mineral inclusion approach to the enigma

Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 368-386

  Guo, Jingfeng ^a   O'Reilly, Suzanne Y ^a   Griffin, William L ^b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

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EID: 0000329462     PISSN: 00107999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004100050134     Document Type: Article

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