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(2009). ~3,470 Ma Mount Ada Basalt, East Pilbara, Western Australia. In: Wacey, D. (eds) Early Life on Earth. Topics in Geobiology, vol 31. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9389-0_9
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