The contribution of rock strength to soil production

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• Publication year

  2025

• Venue

  Nature

• Publication date

  2025-11-12

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Environmental Science, Geology

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  DOI 10.1038/s41586-025-09751-zPMID 41225003
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