Stable isotopic evidence for methane seeps in Neoproterozoic postglacial cap carbonates

Ganqing Jiang; Martin J. Kennedy; Nicholas Christie-Blick

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Stable isotopic evidence for methane seeps in Neoproterozoic postglacial cap carbonates

Ganqing Jiang Martin J. Kennedy Nicholas Christie-Blick

Nature Vol. 426 No. 6968 pp. 822-826 · Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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Ganqing Jiang, Martin J. Kennedy, Nicholas Christie-Blick (2003). Stable isotopic evidence for methane seeps in Neoproterozoic postglacial cap carbonates. Nature, 426(6968), 822-826. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature02201

Stable isotopic evidence for methane seeps in Neoproterozoic postglacial cap carbonates

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