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https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-35-157-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-35-157-2023
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21 Mar 2023
Research article |  | 21 Mar 2023

Thermodynamic and structural variations along the olivenite–libethenite solid solution

Juraj Majzlan, Alexandra Plumhoff, Martin Števko, Gwladys Steciuk, Jakub Plášil, Edgar Dachs, and Artur Benisek

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