Evaporite microbial films, mats, microbialites and stromatolites

Modern Approaches in Solid Earth Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue , 2008, Pages 197-235

  Brigmon, Robin L ^a   Morris, Penny ^b   Smith, Garriet ^b  

^a SAVANNAH RIVER NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NONE

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