Bioalteration recorded in ophiolitic pillow lavas

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 218, Issue , 2004, Pages 415-426

  Furnes, H ^a   Muehlenbachs, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMINERALIZATION; CARBON ISOTOPE; CRETACEOUS; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; OPHIOLITE; PILLOW LAVA; PROTEROZOIC;

EID: 2942612064     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2003.218.01.21     Document Type: Article

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