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Chromium geochemistry in serpentinized ultramafic rocks and serpentine soils from the Franciscan complex of California
Christopher Oze, Scott Fendorf, Dennis K. Bird and Robert G. Coleman
American Journal of Science January 2004, 304 (1) 67-101; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2475/ajs.304.1.67
Christopher Oze
Scott Fendorf
Dennis K. Bird

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Chromium geochemistry in serpentinized ultramafic rocks and serpentine soils from the Franciscan complex of California
Christopher Oze, Scott Fendorf, Dennis K. Bird, Robert G. Coleman
American Journal of Science Jan 2004, 304 (1) 67-101; DOI: 10.2475/ajs.304.1.67
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