Effects of an oceanic anoxic event on the stable carbon isotopic composition of early Toarcian carbon

American Journal of Science

Volumn 300, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-22

  Schouten, Stefan ^a   Van Kaam Peters, Heidy M E ^a   Rijpstra, W Irene C ^a   Schoell, Martin ^b   Sinninghe Damste, Jaap S ^a  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

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EID: 0034423218     PISSN: 00029599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2475/ajs.300.1.1     Document Type: Article

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