Hydrothermal fossilization of microorganisms at the Earth's Surface in Iceland

Lithology and Mineral Resources

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 505-520

  Geptner, A Rem ^a   Ivanovskaya, T A ^a   Pokrovskaya, E V ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

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EID: 33644773654     PISSN: 00244902     EISSN: 16083229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10987-005-0048-2     Document Type: Article

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