An investigation of the presence and nature of phyllosilicates on the surfaces of C asteroids by an analysis of the continuum slopes in their near-infrared spectra

Meteoritics and Planetary Science

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 615-637

  Ostrowski, Daniel R ^a   Gietzen, Katherine ^a   Lacy, Claud ^a   Sears, Derek W G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

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EID: 77955452988     PISSN: 10869379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1945-5100.2010.01047.x     Document Type: Article

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