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Isotope signatures in phosphate deposits: Formation and diagenetic history

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Isotopic Signatures and Sedimentary Records

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Kolodny, Y., Luz, B. (1992). Isotope signatures in phosphate deposits: Formation and diagenetic history. 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/BFb0009862

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