The first billion years: New insights from geochemistry

Precambrian Research

Volumn 135, Issue 4 SPEC. ISS., 2004, Pages 245-250

  Mojzsis, Stephen J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERIUM; LANTHANUM; NEODYMIUM; SAMARIUM; SEA WATER;

ARCHEAN; GEOCHEMISTRY;

ASTRONOMY; BASALT; CONFERENCE PAPER; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOLOGICAL ERA; GEOLOGY; MINERALOGY; ROCK;

EID: 9744279011     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2004.10.001     Document Type: Conference Paper

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