Original paper
Mineralogical and geochemical studies of Cu-Bi-Ag±W ores from Janjevo (Kosovo): Insights into the Bi sulfosalt mineralogy and the distribution of bismuth in base metal sulfides
Journal of Geosciences, volume 68 (2023), issue 2, 139 - 162
DOI: http://doi.org/10.3190/jgeosci.371
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