A laser probe 40Ar/39Ar and INAA investigation of four Apollo granulitic breccias

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 72, Issue 23, 2008, Pages 5781-5798

  Hudgins, Jillian A ^a   Spray, John G ^a   Kelley, Simon P ^b   Korotev, Randy L ^c   Sherlock, Sarah C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84995898093     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2008.08.024     Document Type: Article

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