Anorthositic magmas and the origin of proterozoic anorthosite massifs
β Scribed by Wiebe, Robert A.
- Book ID
- 109719317
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 1980
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 806 KB
- Volume
- 286
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0028-0836
- DOI
- 10.1038/286564a0
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