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Oxygen Isotope Composition of the Primitive Achondrites

R. C. Greenwood, I. A. Franchi, J. M. Gibson, G. K. Benedix

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Primitive achondrites provide a record of the earliest stages of asteroidal melting. A detailed study of their oxygen isotope variation shows that these meteorites retain significant levels of primary oxygen isotope heterogeneity.

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Primitive achondrites provide a record of the earliest stages of asteroidal melting. A detailed study of their oxygen isotope variation shows that these meteorites retain significant levels of primary oxygen isotope heterogeneity.

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Primitive achondrites provide a record of the earliest stages of asteroidal melting. A detailed study of their oxygen isotope variation shows that these meteorites retain significant levels of primary oxygen isotope heterogeneity.

Key concepts: Achondrite, Meteorite, Isotopes of oxygen, Oxygen isotope ratio cycle, Isotope, Oxygen, Astrobiology, Composition (language)

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