Experimental shock decomposition of siderite and the origin of magnetite in Martian meteorite ALH 84001

Meteoritics and Planetary Science

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 935-949

  Bell, Mary Sue ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 34447315838     PISSN: 10869379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1945-5100.2007.tb01142.x     Document Type: Article

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