Rare earth elements in Holocene reefal microbialites: A new shallow seawater proxy

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 64, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1557-1565

  Webb, Gregory E ^a   Kamber, Balz S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; HOLOCENE; MICROBIAL MAT; MICROBIALITE; RARE EARTH ELEMENT;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0034072482     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(99)00400-7     Document Type: Article

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