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Australian Journal of Earth Sciences
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Sr-isotopes as a tracer of Ca sources and mobility in profiles hosting regolith carbonates from southern Australia

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Pages 373-382 | Received 10 Aug 2011, Accepted 19 Dec 2011, Published online: 18 Apr 2012

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