Comprehensive examination of large mineral and rock fragments in Stardust tracks: Mineralogy, analogous extraterrestrial materials, and source regions

Meteoritics and Planetary Science

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 471-524

  Joswiak, David J ^a   Brownlee, Donald E ^a   Matrajt, Graciela ^a   Westphal, Andrew J ^b   Snead, Christopher J ^c   Gainsforth, Zack ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84860351363     PISSN: 10869379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1945-5100.2012.01337.x     Document Type: Article

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