Paleoaltimetry: A Review of thermodynamic methods

Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry

Volumn 66, Issue , 2007, Pages 173-193

  Forest, Chris E ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 35848966191     PISSN: 15296466     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2138/rmg.2007.66.7     Document Type: Review

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