Main-group pallasites: Chemical composition, relationship to IIIAB irons, and origin

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 67, Issue 16, 2003, Pages 3079-3096

  Wasson, John T ^a   Choi, Byeon Gak ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLASSIFICATION; CORE-MANTLE BOUNDARY; IRON METEORITE; METEORITE; PALLASITE;

EID: 0041854216     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(00)00306-5     Document Type: Article

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