The snowball Earth aftermath: Exploring the limits of continental weathering processes
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Article history: Carbonates capping Neop Received 22 May 2008 Received in revised form 10 October 2008 Accepted 10 November 2008 Available online xxxx Editor: P. DeMenocal
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