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Original Paper

Fabrice Dal Bo, Frédéric Hatert, Simon Philippo

New crystallographic data and formula revision of phuralumite, Al₂[(UO₂)₃(PO₄)₂O(OH)](OH)₃(H₂O)₉

Journal of Geosciences, volume 62 (2017), issue 2, 87 - 95

DOI: http://doi.org/10.3190/jgeosci.233

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