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Biogenically induced bedded chert formation in the alkaline palaeo-lake of the Green River Formation

Rhythmically bedded cherts are observed in both pelagic marine and lacustrine deposits, but the formation mechanism in the latter remains highly uncertain. Our study of alternating chert–dolomite beds in the Eocene Green River Formation, Utah, USA reveals dense accumulations of organic-matter sphere...

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Autores principales: Kuma, Ryusei, Hasegawa, Hitoshi, Yamamoto, Koshi, Yoshida, Hidekazu, Whiteside, Jessica H., Katsuta, Nagayoshi, Ikeda, Masayuki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6848130/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31712710
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-52862-7