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Original paper

Rafał Juroszek, Krystian Prusik, Christof Schäfer

Alfredcasparite, Sr₂TiO(Si₂O₇), a new mineral from the Caspar quarry, Bellerberg volcano, Germany, and new data on wesselsite, SrCuSi₄O₁₀

Journal of Geosciences, volume 69 (2024), issue 3, 161 - 172

DOI: http://doi.org/10.3190/jgeosci.394

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