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The oxygen three-isotope system has major advantages over the two-isotope systems of hydrogen, carbon, and nitrogen because different fractionation laws govern intraplanetary and interplanetary processes. This permits discriminating between solar nebular processes and parent-body processes. Oxygen isotopes also serve as a sensitive natural tracer for meteorite classification.
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Clayton, R.N. (2003). Oxygen Isotopes in the Solar System. In: Kallenbach, R., Encrenaz, T., Geiss, J., Mauersberger, K., Owen, T.C., Robert, F. (eds) Solar System History from Isotopic Signatures of Volatile Elements. Space Sciences Series of ISSI, vol 16. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0145-8_2
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