Constraints on the depths and temperatures of basaltic magma generation on Earth and other terrestrial planets using new thermobarometers for mafic magmas
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Article history: Basaltic magmatism is a co Received 31 July 2008 Received in revised form 21 November 2008 Accepted 9 December 2008 Available online 30 January 2009
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th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference ( 2009 )
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