Melted micrometeorites from Antarctic ice with evidence for the separation of immiscible Fe-Ni-S liquids during entry heating

Meteoritics and Planetary Science

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 425-434

  Genge, M J ^a   Grady, M M ^a  

^a Mineralogy Dept   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENTRY HEATING; IMMISCIBLE LIQUID; MICROMETEORITE;

EID: 0031684747     PISSN: 10869379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1945-5100.1998.tb01647.x     Document Type: Article

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