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Original Paper

Igor V. Pekov, Nikita V. Chukanov, Alexandr E. Zadov, Panagiotis Voudouris, Andreas Magganas, Athanassios Katerinopoulos

Agardite-(Nd) NdCu₆(AsO₄)₃(OH)₆·3H₂O from the Hilarion Mine, Lavrion, Greece: mineral description and chemical relations with other members of the agardite-zálesíite solid-solution system

Journal of Geosciences, volume 56 (2011), issue 3, 249 - 255

DOI: http://doi.org/10.3190/jgeosci.099

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