Fe cycling in the Shale Hills Critical Zone Observatory, Pennsylvania: An analysis of biogeochemical weathering and Fe isotope fractionation

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 99, Issue , 2012, Pages 18-38

  Yesavage, Tiffany ^a   Fantle, Matthew S ^a   Vervoort, Jeffrey ^b   Mathur, Ryan ^c   Jin, Lixin ^d   Liermann, Laura J ^a   Brantley, Susan L ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JUNIATA COLLEGE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

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EID: 84867636648     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2012.09.029     Document Type: Article

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