Melt inclusions in augite of the Nakhla martian meteorite: Evidence for basaltic parental melt

Meteoritics and Planetary Science

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 377-396

  Stockstill, Karen Renée ^a   McSween Jr , Harry Y ^a   Bodnar, Robert J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MARTIAN METEORITE; MELT INCLUSION;

EID: 22144474777     PISSN: 10869379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1945-5100.2005.tb00389.x     Document Type: Article

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