The oldest fossil or just another rock?

Science

Volumn 317, Issue 5841, 2007, Pages 1046-1047

  Eiler, John M ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; GRAPHITE; SILICON; SILICON DIOXIDE; ZIRCONIUM; APATITE;

AGE; FOSSIL; QUARTZ; ROCK;

FOSSIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROCK; SHORT SURVEY; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; GREENLAND; LIFE; SEDIMENT;

AKILIA; ARCTIC; GREENLAND;

APATITES; CARBON ISOTOPES; FOSSILS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; GRAPHITE; GREENLAND; LIFE;

EID: 34548258802     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1146923     Document Type: Short Survey

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