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Isotopic compositions of clay minerals as indicators of the timing and conditions of sedimentation and burial diagenesis

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Clauer, N., Savin, S.M., Chaudhuri, S. (1992). Isotopic compositions of clay minerals as indicators of the timing and conditions of sedimentation and burial diagenesis. 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/BFb0009868

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