Why pyrite is unstable on the surface of Venus

Icarus

Volumn 128, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 474-479

  Fegley Jr , Bruce ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0031206109     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/icar.1997.5744     Document Type: Article

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