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Allende Meteorite: Age Determination by Thermoluminescence

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An attempt is made to measure the age of Allende meteorite, which fell in Mexico on February 8, 1969, by the thermoluminescence method.

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    S. A. DURRANI & C. CHRISTODOULIDES

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DURRANI, S., CHRISTODOULIDES, C. Allende Meteorite: Age Determination by Thermoluminescence. Nature 223, 1219–1221 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/2231219a0

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