The Mesoproterozoic – no “boring billion”
Subject Areas : MineralogyUwe-M. Troppenz 1 , Sven Littkowski 2
1 - Naturforschende Gesellschaft Mecklenburg, Natureum, Ludwigslust, Germany
2 - Jamaica Focus Media Stream Corporation, Kingston, Jamaica
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