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  1. Institut de Géologie et Paléontologie, Université de Lausanne, Anthropole, 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland

    Eric P. Verrecchia

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Verrecchia, E.P. (2011). Pedogenic Carbonates. In: Reitner, J., Thiel, V. (eds) Encyclopedia of Geobiology. Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9212-1_161

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