MIL 03443, a dunite from asteroid 4 Vesta: Evidence for its classification and cumulate origin

Meteoritics and Planetary Science

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1133-1151

  Beck, Andrew W ^a   Mittlefehldt, David W ^b   Mcsween Jr, Harry Y ^a   Rumble Iii, Douglas ^c   Lee, Cin Ty A ^d   Bodnar, Robert J ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

^c GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 80051951680     PISSN: 10869379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1945-5100.2011.01219.x     Document Type: Article

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