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Original paper

Pavol Myšľan, Martin Števko, Tomáš Mikuš

Mineralogy and genetic aspects of the metamorphosed manganese mineralization at the Július ore occurrence near Betliar (Gemeric Unit, Western Carpathians, Slovakia)

Journal of Geosciences, volume 68 (2023), issue 4, 313 - 332

DOI: http://doi.org/10.3190/jgeosci.384

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