Combined oxygen and silicon isotope analysis of biogenic silica

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 313-319

  Leng, Melanie J ^a,b   Sloane, Hilary J ^a  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biogenic silica; Fluorination; Oxygen isotopes; Silicon isotopes

Indexed keywords

BIOGENIC DEPOSIT; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; SILICA;

EID: 44449100624     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: 10991417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jqs.1177     Document Type: Conference Paper

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