Mysterious iron-nickel-zinc arctic spherules

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 23-29

  Darby, Dennis A ^a  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ICE RAFTING; IRON; MAGNETITE; NICKEL; SPHERULE; ZINC;

ARCTIC OCEAN; CANADA;

EID: 0031818990     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjes-35-1-23     Document Type: Article

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