Chemical composition of lunar meteorites and the lunar crust

Petrology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 386-407

  Demidova, S I ^a   Nazarov, M A ^a   Lorenz, C A ^a   Kurat, G ^b,c   Brandstatter F ^b   Ntaflos, Th ^c  

^a VERNADSKY INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

^b NATURHISTORISCHES MUSEUM WIEN   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

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EID: 34547269736     PISSN: 08695911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S0869591107040042     Document Type: Article

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