Little Minnie Creek, an L4(S2) ordinary chondritic meteorite from Western Australia

Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia

Volumn 84, Issue , 2001, Pages 149-152

  Bevan, A W R ^a   Downes, P J ^a   Thompson, M ^b  

^a Western Australian Museum   (United States)

^b Red Dog Prospecting   (United States)

Author keywords

L4(S2); Little Minnie Creek; Meteorite

Indexed keywords

CHONDRITE; METEORITE; TROILITE; WEATHERING;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0036325709     PISSN: 0035922X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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