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Title: Equilibrium inter-mineral titanium isotope fractionation: Implication for high-temperature titanium isotope geochemistry
Award ID(s):
1524387
NSF-PAR ID:
10313252
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
Volume:
269
Issue:
C
ISSN:
0016-7037
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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