Differentiation and evolution of the IVA meteorite parent body: Clues from pyroxene geochemistry in the Steinbach stony-iron meteorite

Meteoritics and Planetary Science

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1959-1987

  Ruzicka, Alex ^a   Hutson, Melinda ^a  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COOLING; ELECTRON PROBE ANALYSIS; EVOLUTION; FRACTIONAL CRYSTALLIZATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; METEORITE; MODELING; PARENT BODY; PARTIAL MELTING; PROTOLITH; PYROXENE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLIDIFICATION;

EID: 33846045517     PISSN: 10869379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1945-5100.2006.tb00463.x     Document Type: Article

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