The textures and compositions of fine-grained Antarctic micrometeorites: Implications for comparisons with meteorites

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 61, Issue 23, 1997, Pages 5149-5162

  Genge, Matthew J ^a   Grady, Monica M ^a   Hutchison, Robert ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0001369354     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(97)00308-6     Document Type: Article

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