Resolution of impact-related microstructures in lunar zircon: A shock-deformation mechanism map

Meteoritics and Planetary Science

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 120-141

  Timms, Nicholas E ^a   Reddy, Steven M ^a   Healy, David ^b   Nemchin, Alexander A ^a   Grange, Marion L ^a   Pidgeon, Robert T ^a   Hart, Robert ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84855298300     PISSN: 10869379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1945-5100.2011.01316.x     Document Type: Article

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