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Evolution of the Oceans and the Origin of Fine-Grained Dolomites

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WEBER, J. Evolution of the Oceans and the Origin of Fine-Grained Dolomites. Nature 207, 930–933 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1038/207930a0

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