Articles | Volume 16
https://doi.org/10.5194/sd-16-45-2013
https://doi.org/10.5194/sd-16-45-2013
Progress report
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05 Nov 2013
Progress report |  | 05 Nov 2013

Establishment of the Coast Range ophiolite microbial observatory (CROMO): drilling objectives and preliminary outcomes

D. Cardace, T. Hoehler, T. McCollom, M. Schrenk, D. Carnevale, M. Kubo, and K. Twing

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