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Sm-Nd isotopes in fine-grained clastic sedimentary materials: Clues to sedimentary processes and recycling growth of the continental crust

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Isotopic Signatures and Sedimentary Records

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Chaudhuri, S., Stille, P., Clauer, N. (1992). Sm-Nd isotopes in fine-grained clastic sedimentary materials: Clues to sedimentary processes and recycling growth of the continental crust. 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/BFb0009869

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