Self-assembled silica-carbonate structures and detection of ancient microfossils.

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Published in Science on November 14, 2003

Authors

J M García-Ruiz1, S T Hyde, A M Carnerup, A G Christy, M J Van Kranendonk, N J Welham

Author Affiliations

1: Instituto Andaluz de Ciencias de la Tierra, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas Universidad de Granada, Facultad de Ciencias, Campus de Fuentenueva 18002, Granada, Spain.

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