The Nakhla Martian meteorite is a cumulate igneous rock. Comment on "Glass-bearing inclusions in Nakhla (SNC meteorite) augite: Heterogeneously trapped phases" (2001) by M. E. Varela, G. Kurat, and R. Clocchiatti

Mineralogy and Petrology

Volumn 77, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 271-277

  Treiman, A H ^a  

^a LUNAR AND PLANETARY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUGITE; IGNEOUS ROCK; INCLUSION; MAGMA; METEORITE; PETROLOGY;

EID: 0347026287     PISSN: 09300708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007100300000     Document Type: Article

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