Osmium isotope and highly siderophile element systematics of lunar impact melt breccias: Implications for the late accretion history of the Moon and Earth

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 72, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 3022-3042

  Puchtel, Igor S ^a   Walker, Richard J ^a   James, Odette B ^b   Kring, David A ^c  

^a Bldg 142   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c LUNAR AND PLANETARY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; BRECCIA; CHONDRITE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; METEORITE; MOON; OSMIUM ISOTOPE; SIDEROPHILE ELEMENT;

EID: 44549086790     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2008.04.006     Document Type: Article

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