Iron Isotopes in Spherical Hematite and Goethite Concretions from the Navajo Sandstone (utah, Usa): a Prospective Study for “martian Blueberries”
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NAVAJO SANDSTONE (UTAH, USA): A PROSPECTIVE STUDY FOR “MARTIAN BLUEBERRIES”. Vincent Busigny 2, 3 and Nicolas Dauphas 2, , Origins Laboratory, Department of the Geophysical Sciences, and Enrico Fermi Institute, The University of Chicago, 5734 South Ellis Avenue, Chicago IL 60637, USA ([email protected]), Department of Geology, The Field Museum, 1400 South Lake Shore Drive, Chicago IL 60605, USA, Chicago Center for Cosmochemistry.
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