Diogenites as polymict breccias composed of orthopyroxenite and harzburgite

Meteoritics and Planetary Science

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 850-872

  Beck, Andrew W ^a   McSween Jr , Harry Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

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EID: 77956576494     PISSN: 10869379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1945-5100.2010.01061.x     Document Type: Article

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