Evidence of anoxic to oxic atmospheric change during 2.45-2.22 Ga from lower and upper sub-Huronian paleosols, Canada

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Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 105-121

  Prasad, N ^a   Roscoe, S M ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

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EID: 0030220699     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0341-8162(96)00003-3     Document Type: Article

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