Chemostratigraphy of the Paleoproterozoic Duitschland Formation, South Africa: Implications for coupled climate change and carbon cycling

American Journal of Science

Volumn 301, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 261-285

  Bekker, Andrey ^a   Kaufman, Alan J ^b   Karhu, Juha A ^c   Beukes, Nicolas J ^d   Swart, Quinten D ^d   Coetzee, Louis L ^d   Eriksson, Kenneth A ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF FINLAND   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

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EID: 0035601514     PISSN: 00029599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2475/ajs.301.3.261     Document Type: Article

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