A review of volatile compounds in tektites, and carbon content and isotopic composition of moldavite glass

Meteoritics and Planetary Science

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1010-1028

  Žák, Karel ^a   Skála, Roman ^a   Řanda, Zdeněk ^b   Mizera, Jiří ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b NUCLEAR PHYSICS INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

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EID: 84863775018     PISSN: 10869379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1945-5100.2012.01369.x     Document Type: Review

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