Tectonic control of chemical and isotopic composition of ancient oceans: The impact of continental growth

American Journal of Science

Volumn 300, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 434-461

  Godderis, Yves ^a,b   Veizer, Jan ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^c RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

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EID: 0034393940     PISSN: 00029599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2475/ajs.300.5.434     Document Type: Article

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