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A volcanic-exhalative origin for the world's largest (Kalahari) manganese field

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Beukes, N.J., Gutzmer, J. A volcanic-exhalative origin for the world's largest (Kalahari) manganese field. Mineral. Deposita 31, 242–245 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00204031

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