The LaPaz Icefield 04840 meteorite: Mineralogy, metamorphism, and origin of an amphibole- and biotite-bearing R chondrite

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 72, Issue 23, 2008, Pages 5757-5780

  McCanta, M C ^a,e   Treiman, A H ^a   Dyar, M D ^b   Alexander, C M O D ^c   Rumble, D ^c   Essene, E J ^d  

^a LUNAR AND PLANETARY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE   (United States)

^c GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^e CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 84954358583     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2008.07.034     Document Type: Article

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