Impact diamonds: Formation, mineralogical features and cathodoluminescence properties

Cathodoluminescence and its Application in the Planetary Sciences

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 61-86

  Pratesi, Giovanni ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b Museo di Scienze Planetarie   (Italy)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-87529-1_4     Document Type: Chapter

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