Do Archean chemical sediments record ancient seawater rare earth element patterns?

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 871-890

  Johannesson, Karen H ^a   Hawkins Jr , Doyle L ^a   Cortés, Alejandra ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; SEAWATER; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 31544440752     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2005.10.013     Document Type: Article

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