Neoproterozoic glaciation: Reconciling low paleolatitudes and the geologic record

Geophysical Monograph Series

Volumn 146, Issue , 2004, Pages 145-159

  Williams, George E ^a   Schmidt, Phillip W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

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EID: 27344451651     PISSN: 00658448     EISSN: 23288779     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1029/146GM12     Document Type: Chapter

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