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Original Paper

Hartmut Beurlen, Rainer Thomas, Melgarejo, José Maurício R. Da Silva, Dieter Rhede, Dwight R. Soares, Marcelo R. R. Da Silva

Chrysoberyl-sillimanite association from the Roncadeira pegmatite, Borborema Province, Brazil: implications for gemstone exploration

Journal of Geosciences, volume 58 (2013), issue 2, 79 - 90

DOI: http://doi.org/10.3190/jgeosci.142

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