Magnesian anorthositic granulites in lunar meteorites Allan Hills A81005 and Dhofar 309: Geochemistry and global significance

Meteoritics and Planetary Science

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 163-180

  Treiman, Allan H ^a   Maloy, Amy K ^a,b   Shearer Jr , Charles K ^c   Gross, Juliane ^a  

^a LUNAR AND PLANETARY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

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EID: 77953105548     PISSN: 10869379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1945-5100.2010.01014.x     Document Type: Article

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