Stable isotope study of insular phosphorite deposits: preliminary C- and O-isotope results on the deposit of the Lau Group, Fiji

Journal of the Geological Society of China

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 401-414

  Yeh, Hsueh Wen ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

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GEOCHEMISTRY; PHOSPHOGENESIS; PHOSPHORITE; STABLE ISOTOPE;

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EID: 0345267346     PISSN: 10187057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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