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Comment on the paper by A. D. Smith, J. S. Fox, R. Farquhar and P. Smith: Geochemistry of Ordovician Köli Group basalts associated with Besshi-type Cu-Zn deposits from the southern Trondheim and Sulitjelma mining districts of Norway

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Boyle, A.P., Westhead, R.K. Comment on the paper by A. D. Smith, J. S. Fox, R. Farquhar and P. Smith: Geochemistry of Ordovician Köli Group basalts associated with Besshi-type Cu-Zn deposits from the southern Trondheim and Sulitjelma mining districts of Norway. Mineral. Deposita 26, 239–241 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00209265

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