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Smith, Evan M., Nestola, Fabrizio, Pasqualetto, Leonardo, Zorzi, Federico, Secco, Luciano, Wang, Wuyi (2021) The new mineral crowningshieldite: A high-temperature NiS polymorph found in a type IIa diamond from the Letseng mine, Lesotho. American Mineralogist, 106 (2). 301-308 doi:10.2138/am-2020-7567

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TitleThe new mineral crowningshieldite: A high-temperature NiS polymorph found in a type IIa diamond from the Letseng mine, Lesotho
JournalAmerican Mineralogist
AuthorsSmith, Evan M.Author
Nestola, FabrizioAuthor
Pasqualetto, LeonardoAuthor
Zorzi, FedericoAuthor
Secco, LucianoAuthor
Wang, WuyiAuthor
Year2021 (February 1)Volume106
Issue2
PublisherMineralogical Society of America
DOIdoi:10.2138/am-2020-7567Search in ResearchGate
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Full ReferenceSmith, Evan M., Nestola, Fabrizio, Pasqualetto, Leonardo, Zorzi, Federico, Secco, Luciano, Wang, Wuyi (2021) The new mineral crowningshieldite: A high-temperature NiS polymorph found in a type IIa diamond from the Letseng mine, Lesotho. American Mineralogist, 106 (2). 301-308 doi:10.2138/am-2020-7567
Plain TextSmith, Evan M., Nestola, Fabrizio, Pasqualetto, Leonardo, Zorzi, Federico, Secco, Luciano, Wang, Wuyi (2021) The new mineral crowningshieldite: A high-temperature NiS polymorph found in a type IIa diamond from the Letseng mine, Lesotho. American Mineralogist, 106 (2). 301-308 doi:10.2138/am-2020-7567
In(2021, February) American Mineralogist Vol. 106 (2) Mineralogical Society of America

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