Abee and related EH chondrite impact-melt breccias

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 425-435

  Rubin, Alan E ^a   Scott, Edward R D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABEE METEORITE; CHONDRITE EH; IMPACT MELT BRECCIA; PETROLOGY;

EID: 0030875980     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(96)00335-3     Document Type: Article

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