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Imbalanced nutrients as triggers for black shale formation in a shallow shelf setting during the OAE 2 (Wunstorf, Germany)
M. Blumenberg
Geobiology Group, Geoscience Centre, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Goldschmidtstr. 3, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
F. Wiese
Courant Research Centre Geobiology, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Goldschmidtstr. 3, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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