GEOCHEMICAL AND GRAIN-SIZE DIFFERENTIATION OF THE LAPTEV SEA SHELF SEDIMENTS DURING MARINE TRANSGRESSION
- Authors: Rusakov V.Y.1,2, Kuz'mina T.G1
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Affiliations:
- Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry (GEOKHI), Russian Academy of Sciences
- Sirius University of Science and Technology, International Scientific Center in the Field of Ecology and Climate Change Issues, Federal territory Sirius
- Issue: Vol 70, No 12 (2025)
- Pages: 978-996
- Section: Articles
- URL: https://bakhtiniada.ru/0016-7525/article/view/362316
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.7868/S3034495625120038
- ID: 362316
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About the authors
V. Yu Rusakov
Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry (GEOKHI), Russian Academy of Sciences; Sirius University of Science and Technology, International Scientific Center in the Field of Ecology and Climate Change Issues, Federal territory Sirius
Email: rusakov@geokhi.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-8149-7802
Moscow, Russia; Sochi, Russia
T. G Kuz'mina
Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry (GEOKHI), Russian Academy of SciencesMoscow, Russia
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