Oxygen isotopic composition of opaline phytoliths: Potential for terrestrial climatic reconstruction

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 60, Issue 20, 1996, Pages 3949-3953

  Shahack Gross, Ruth ^a   Shemesh, Aldo ^a   Yakir, Dan ^a   Weiner, Steve ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPAL; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PALAEOCLIMATE; PHYTOLITH; TERRESTRIAL PLANT;

EID: 0030424204     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0016-7037(96)00237-2     Document Type: Article

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