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Abundances of the Rare-Earth Elements, Lanthanum to Lutetium, in Chondritic Meteorites

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SCHMITT, R., MOSEN, A., SUFFREDINI, C. et al. Abundances of the Rare-Earth Elements, Lanthanum to Lutetium, in Chondritic Meteorites. Nature 186, 863–866 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1038/186863a0

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