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Relationships between recent volcanism and metallogenesis in the Mt. Amiata volcanic area, central Italy: On the possible mechanism of mobilization of mercury by hydrothermal fluids

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  1. Istituto di Geologia Applicata, Fac. d’Ingegneria, Università, Roma, Italy

    S. Olivero

  2. Istituto di Metallurgia, Fac. d’Ingegneria, Università, Roma, Italy

    G. Signorelli

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Olivero, S., Signorelli, G. Relationships between recent volcanism and metallogenesis in the Mt. Amiata volcanic area, central Italy: On the possible mechanism of mobilization of mercury by hydrothermal fluids. Bull Volcanol 38, 911–928 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02597098

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