Petrology and trace element geochemistry of Robert Massif 04261 and 04262 meteorites, the first examples of geochemically enriched lherzolitic shergottites

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 74, Issue 24, 2010, Pages 7283-7306

  Usui, Tomohiro ^a   Sanborn, Matthew ^b   Wadhwa, Meenakshi ^b   McSween, Harry Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; LHERZOLITE; MAGMA; MARS; METEORITE; OLIVINE; PETROLOGY; PYROXENE; RESERVOIR; SHERGOTTITE; TRACE ELEMENT;

EID: 78650175424     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2010.09.010     Document Type: Article

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