Fe-Ni metal in primitive chondrites: Indicators of classification and metamorphic conditions for ordinary and CO chondrites

Meteoritics and Planetary Science

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1161-1177

  Kimura, M ^a   Grossman, J N ^b   Weisberg, M K ^c,d  

^a IBARAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^d American Museum of National History   (United States)

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EID: 57349126379     PISSN: 10869379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1945-5100.2008.tb01120.x     Document Type: Article

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