Geochemical characterization of moldavites from a new locality, the Cheb Basin, Czech Republic

Meteoritics and Planetary Science

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 461-477

  Řanda, Zdeněk ^a   Mizera, Jiří ^a,b   Frána, Jaroslav ^a   Kučera, Jan ^a  

^a NUCLEAR PHYSICS INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF ROCK STRUCTURE AND MECHANICS   (Czech Republic)

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EID: 51049092677     PISSN: 10869379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1945-5100.2008.tb00666.x     Document Type: Article

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