The oxygen isotopic composition of the oceans, sediments and the seafloor

Chemical Geology

Volumn 145, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 263-273

  Muehlenbachs, Karlis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MARINE SEDIMENT; OPHIOLITE; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; SEA FLOOR; SEAWATER;

EID: 0032522002     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2541(97)00147-2     Document Type: Article

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