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Formerly, it was generally agreed that the initial material of the solar system was isotopically homogeneous, but in recent years it has become quite clear that this is not the case. Traces of presolar matter, which have survived in some primitive meteorites, can be recognized by their anomalous isotopic composition, which lies outside the range normally found on the earth and in the solar system. Shima (1986) has summarized the extremes of isotopic variations in extraterrestrial materials.
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Hoefs, J. (1987). Variations of Stable Isotope Ratios in Nature. In: Stable Isotope Geochemistry. Minerals and Rocks, vol 9. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-09998-8_3
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