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Graphite and carbonates in the 3.8 Ga old Isua Supracrustal Belt, southern West Greenland

van Zuilen, Mark A, Lepland, Aivo, Teranes, Jane, Finarelli, John, Wahlen, Martin, Arrhenius, Gustaf·2003·Precambrian Research

DOI 10.1016/s0301-9268(03)00103-7

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Authors: van Zuilen, M. A., Lepland, A., Teranes, J., Finarelli, J., Wahlen, M., & Arrhenius, G.
Affiliations: Scripps Institution of Oceanography (US)
Geological Survey of Norway (NO)
University of Chicago (US)
Corresponding author: van Zuilen, Mark A
ORCID: van Zuilen, Mark A
Lepland, Aivo
Arrhenius, Gustaf
Venue: Precambrian Research
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2003-10
Volume: 126
Issue: 3-4
Pages: 331-348
ISSN: 0301-9268 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/s0301-9268(03)00103-7
OpenAlex: W2034834320
Cited by: 154
References: 60
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FWCI: 6.43
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations: Precambrian Research (publishedVersion)
Funders: Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas
Topics: Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Geochemistry and Petrology › Geological and Geochemical Analysis
Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Paleontology › Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Origins and Evolution of Life
Keywords: graphite, carbonates, Isua supracrustal belt, early Archean, metacarbonates, carbon isotope ratio, metasomatism, banded iron formations, metachert, magnetite, metamorphic temperature

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