The effect of target lithology on the products of impact melting

Meteoritics and Planetary Science

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1939-1954

  Osinski, G R ^a   Grieve, R A F ^b   Collins, G S ^c   Marion, C ^d   Sylvester, P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA   (Canada)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

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EID: 62849115501     PISSN: 10869379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1945-5100.2008.tb00654.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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