Isotopic constraints on biogeochemical cycling of Fe

Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry

Volumn 55, Issue , 2004, Pages 359-408

  Johnson, Clark M ^a   Beard, Brian L ^a   Roden, Eric E ^b   Newman, Dianne K ^c   Nealson, Kenneth H ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 30644462481     PISSN: 15296466     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2138/gsrmg.55.1.359     Document Type: Article

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