Herringbone calcite: Petrography and environmental significance

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 419-429

  Sumner, Dawn Y ^a,b   Grotzinger, John P ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC CONDITIONS; ARCHAEAN; CALCITE; HERRINGBONE STRUCTURE; PETROLOGY;

EID: 0029729391     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/D4268360-2B26-11D7-8648000102C1865D     Document Type: Article

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