Deep-water stromatolites, Canning Basin, Northwestern Australia

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Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 493-505

  George, Annette D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEEP WATER; DEVONIAN; STROMATOLITE;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0033391358     PISSN: 08831351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3515399     Document Type: Article

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