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Chauviré, Boris, Rondeau, Benjamin, Mazzero, Francesco, Ayalew, Dereje (2017) The Precious Opal Deposit At Wegel Tena, Ethiopia: FormationViaSuccessive Pedogenesis Events. The Canadian Mineralogist, 55 (4) 701-723 doi:10.3749/canmin.1700010

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TitleThe Precious Opal Deposit At Wegel Tena, Ethiopia: FormationViaSuccessive Pedogenesis Events
JournalThe Canadian Mineralogist
AuthorsChauviré, BorisAuthor
Rondeau, BenjaminAuthor
Mazzero, FrancescoAuthor
Ayalew, DerejeAuthor
Year2017 (July)Volume55
Issue4
PublisherMineralogical Association of Canada
DOIdoi:10.3749/canmin.1700010Search in ResearchGate
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Full ReferenceChauviré, Boris, Rondeau, Benjamin, Mazzero, Francesco, Ayalew, Dereje (2017) The Precious Opal Deposit At Wegel Tena, Ethiopia: FormationViaSuccessive Pedogenesis Events. The Canadian Mineralogist, 55 (4) 701-723 doi:10.3749/canmin.1700010
Plain TextChauviré, Boris, Rondeau, Benjamin, Mazzero, Francesco, Ayalew, Dereje (2017) The Precious Opal Deposit At Wegel Tena, Ethiopia: FormationViaSuccessive Pedogenesis Events. The Canadian Mineralogist, 55 (4) 701-723 doi:10.3749/canmin.1700010
In(2017, July) The Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 55 (4) Mineralogical Association of Canada

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