How speleothems grow: An introduction to the ontogeny of cave minerals

Journal of Cave and Karst Studies

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 130-145

  Self, Charles A ^a   Hill, Carol A ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

CAVE DEPOSIT; MINERALIZATION; ONTOGENY; SPELEOTHEM;

EID: 0142104227     PISSN: 10906924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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