Tungsten isotopes and the early development of the Earth and Moon

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 63, Issue 23-24, 1999, Pages 4157-4179

  Halliday, Alex N ^a   Lee, Der Chuen ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORE (PLANETARY); EARLY EARTH; MOON; PLANETARY EVOLUTION; TUNGSTEN;

EID: 0033502110     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0016-7037(99)00315-4     Document Type: Review

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