Mössbauer and thermoluminescence studies of meteorites from Frontier Mountain, Antarctica

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 104, Issue E12, 1999, Pages 30817-30823

  Calogero, Sandro ^a   Stievano, Lorenzo ^a   Benoit, Paul H ^b  

^a CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IRON OXIDE; LUMINESCENCE; METEORITE; MOSSBAUER SPECTROSCOPY; WEATHERING;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 16644382668     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JE001074     Document Type: Article

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