Identification of meteoritic components in impactites

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 140, Issue , 1998, Pages 133-153

  Koeberl, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRATER; EXTRATERRESTRIAL MATTER; IMPACTITE; METEORITE;

EID: 0032322057     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1998.140.01.11     Document Type: Article

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