Layered tektites of southeast Asia: Field studies in central Laos and Vietnam

Meteoritics and Planetary Science

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 757-761

  Fiske, Peter S ^a   Schnetzler, Charles C ^b   McHone, John ^c   Chanthavaichith, Kong Kham ^d   Homsombath, Inpong ^d   Phouthakayalat, Thonkeo ^e   Khenthavong, Bounsou ^f   Xuan, Pham Tich ^g  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Economic Research Institute for Trade   (Laos)

^e Industry and Handicraft Department   (Laos)

^f Sci Technol Environ Natl Org   (Laos)

^g GRADUATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMPACT STRUCTURE; LAYERED MEDIUM; TEKTITE;

LAOS; VIET NAM;

EID: 0033385088     PISSN: 10869379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1945-5100.1999.tb01388.x     Document Type: Article

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