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Original Paper

Fernando Colombo, Raúl Lira, Michael J. Dorais

Mineralogy and crystal chemistry of micas from the A-type El Portezuelo Granite and related pegmatites, Catamarca (NW Argentina)

Journal of Geosciences, volume 55 (2010), issue 1, 43 - 56

DOI: http://doi.org/10.3190/jgeosci.058

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