Understanding the textures and origin of shock melt pockets in Martian meteorites from petrographic studies, comparisons with terrestrial mantle xenoliths, and experimental studies

Meteoritics and Planetary Science

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 55-76

  Walton, Erin L ^a   Shaw, Cliff S J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

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EID: 64549132544     PISSN: 10869379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1945-5100.2009.tb00717.x     Document Type: Article

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