Meteorite 3-D synchrotron microtomography: Methods and applications

Meteoritics and Planetary Science

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1627-1646

  Ebel, Denton S ^a   Rivers, Mark L ^b  

^a DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 38549134354     PISSN: 10869379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1945-5100.2007.tb00595.x     Document Type: Article

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