Isotopic evidence for the paleoenvironmental evolution of the mesoproterozoic Helena formation, belt supergroup, Montana, USA

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 61, Issue 23, 1997, Pages 5023-5041

  Frank, Tracy D ^a   Lyons, Timothy W ^b   Lohmann, Kyger C ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 0001544422     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(97)80341-9     Document Type: Article

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