Formation of IIAB iron meteorites

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 760-781

  Wasson, John T ^a   Huber, Heinz ^a   Malvin, Daniel J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; FORMATION MECHANISM; FRACTIONAL CRYSTALLIZATION; IRON METEORITE; MAGMATIC DIFFERENTIATION; MELT; SIDEROPHILE ELEMENT;

BEJA [PORTUGAL]; EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SANTA LUZIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 33846272412     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2006.09.032     Document Type: Article

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