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Origin and diagenesis of cherts: An isotopic perspective

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Isotopic Signatures and Sedimentary Records

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  1. Department of Geology, Arizona State University, 85287, Tempe, Arizona, U.S.A.

    L. Paul Knauth

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Paul Knauth, L. (1992). Origin and diagenesis of cherts: An isotopic perspective. In: Clauer, N., Chaudhuri, S. (eds) Isotopic Signatures and Sedimentary Records. Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences, vol 43. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0009863

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