Redox state of the archean atmosphere: Evidence from detrital heavy minerals in ca. 3250-2750 Ma sandstones from the pilbara Craton, Australia: Reply

Geology

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1152-

  Rasmussen, Birger ^a   Buick, Roger ^b   Holland, Heinrich ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; CRATON; DETRITAL DEPOSIT; HEAVY MINERAL; LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY; REDOX CONDITIONS; SANDSTONE;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84871076316     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 19432682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1999)027<1151:RSOTAA>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Letter

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