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Original Paper

Miroslav Štemprok, Thomas Seifert, František V. Holub, Marta Chlupáčová, David Dolejš, Jiří K. Novák, Edvín Pivec, Miloš Lang

Petrology and geochemistry of Variscan dykes from the Jáchymov (Joachimsthal) ore district, Czech Republic

Journal of Geosciences, volume 53 (2008), issue 1, 65 - 104

DOI: http://doi.org/10.3190/jgeosci.020

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