Comment on “Modeling sulfur isotope fractionation and differential diffusion during sulfate reduction in sediments of the Cariaco Basin” by M.A. Donahue, J.P. Werne, C. Meile and T.W. Lyons

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 72, Issue 23, 2008, Pages 5852-5854

  Bourg, Ian C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84995976549     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2008.06.033     Document Type: Note

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