Correlated isotopic and microstructural studies of turbostratic presolar graphites from the Murchison meteorite

Meteoritics and Planetary Science

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1497-1516

  Croat, Thomas K ^a   Stadermann, Frank J ^a   Bernatowicz, Thomas J ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 58249130955     PISSN: 10869379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1945-5100.2008.tb01024.x     Document Type: Article

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