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Njamnsi, Nowel Yinkfu; Ngiamte, George Lemewihbwen; Suh, Cheo Emmanuel; Njoh, Olivier Anoh; Layton-Matthews, Daniel; Pufahl, Peir K.; Dobosz, Agatha (2025) Mineralogy, geochemistry, and stable isotopes in the reconstruction of the paleodepositional environment, provenance, and paleoclimate of Cretaceous mudstones, Koum Basin, Cameroon. Acta Geochimica, 44 (5). doi:10.1007/s11631-025-00800-y

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TitleMineralogy, geochemistry, and stable isotopes in the reconstruction of the paleodepositional environment, provenance, and paleoclimate of Cretaceous mudstones, Koum Basin, Cameroon
JournalActa Geochimica
AuthorsNjamnsi, Nowel YinkfuAuthor
Ngiamte, George LemewihbwenAuthor
Suh, Cheo EmmanuelAuthor
Njoh, Olivier AnohAuthor
Layton-Matthews, DanielAuthor
Pufahl, Peir K.Author
Dobosz, AgathaAuthor
Year2025 (October)Volume44
Issue5
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLC
DOIdoi:10.1007/s11631-025-00800-ySearch in ResearchGate
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Full ReferenceNjamnsi, Nowel Yinkfu; Ngiamte, George Lemewihbwen; Suh, Cheo Emmanuel; Njoh, Olivier Anoh; Layton-Matthews, Daniel; Pufahl, Peir K.; Dobosz, Agatha (2025) Mineralogy, geochemistry, and stable isotopes in the reconstruction of the paleodepositional environment, provenance, and paleoclimate of Cretaceous mudstones, Koum Basin, Cameroon. Acta Geochimica, 44 (5). doi:10.1007/s11631-025-00800-y
Plain TextNjamnsi, Nowel Yinkfu; Ngiamte, George Lemewihbwen; Suh, Cheo Emmanuel; Njoh, Olivier Anoh; Layton-Matthews, Daniel; Pufahl, Peir K.; Dobosz, Agatha (2025) Mineralogy, geochemistry, and stable isotopes in the reconstruction of the paleodepositional environment, provenance, and paleoclimate of Cretaceous mudstones, Koum Basin, Cameroon. Acta Geochimica, 44 (5). doi:10.1007/s11631-025-00800-y
In(2025, October) Acta Geochimica Vol. 44 (5). Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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