The geochemistry and provenance of Apollo 16 mafic glasses

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 70, Issue 24, 2006, Pages 6050-6067

  Zeigler, Ryan A ^a   Korotev, Randy L ^a   Jolliff, Bradley L ^a   Haskin, Larry A ^a   Floss, Christine ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; GEOCHEMISTRY; LUNAR SOIL; PROVENANCE; REGOLITH; TRACE ELEMENT;

EID: 33845417716     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2006.08.040     Document Type: Article

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