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Lepore, G. O., Bindi, L., Zanetti, A., Ciriotti, M. E., Medenbach, O., Bonazzi, P. (2015) Balestraite, KLi2VSi4O10O2, the first member of the mica group with octahedral V5+. American Mineralogist, 100 (2) 608-614 doi:10.2138/am-2015-4972

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TitleBalestraite, KLi2VSi4O10O2, the first member of the mica group with octahedral V5+
JournalAmerican Mineralogist
AuthorsLepore, G. O.Author
Bindi, L.Author
Zanetti, A.Author
Ciriotti, M. E.Author
Medenbach, O.Author
Bonazzi, P.Author
Year2015 (February 1)Volume100
Issue2
PublisherMineralogical Society of America
Download URLhttps://rruff.info/rruff_1.0/uploads/AM100_608.pdf+
DOIdoi:10.2138/am-2015-4972Search in ResearchGate
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Full ReferenceLepore, G. O., Bindi, L., Zanetti, A., Ciriotti, M. E., Medenbach, O., Bonazzi, P. (2015) Balestraite, KLi2VSi4O10O2, the first member of the mica group with octahedral V5+. American Mineralogist, 100 (2) 608-614 doi:10.2138/am-2015-4972
Plain TextLepore, G. O., Bindi, L., Zanetti, A., Ciriotti, M. E., Medenbach, O., Bonazzi, P. (2015) Balestraite, KLi2VSi4O10O2, the first member of the mica group with octahedral V5+. American Mineralogist, 100 (2) 608-614 doi:10.2138/am-2015-4972
In(2015, February) American Mineralogist Vol. 100 (2) Mineralogical Society of America

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