Oxygen isotopic constraints on the genesis of carbonates from Martian meteorite ALH84001

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 3-13

  Leshin, Laurie A ^a   McKeegan, Kevin D ^a   Carpenter, Paul K ^b   Harvey, Ralph P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0001230209     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(97)00331-1     Document Type: Article

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