Large-scale separation of k-frac and reep-frac in the source regions of apollo impact-melt breccias, and a revised estimate of the kreep composition

International Geology Review

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 916-935

  Jolliff, Bradley L ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRECCIA; IMPACT; MELT; MOON;

EID: 0032450392     PISSN: 00206814     EISSN: 19382839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00206819809465245     Document Type: Article

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