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Original paper

Karel Pacák, Jiří Zachariáš, Matěj Němec

Titanium-oxide activity during the formation of gold-bearing quartz veins: evidence for closed system behavior

Journal of Geosciences, volume 67 (2022), issue 1, 19 - 32

DOI: http://doi.org/10.3190/jgeosci.340

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