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Chemical characteristics of pyrites in the Derince sulfide deposit (Elazıǧ Eastern Turkey)

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Temur, S., Bölücek, C., Akgül, M. et al. Chemical characteristics of pyrites in the Derince sulfide deposit (Elazıǧ Eastern Turkey). Geochem. Int. 46, 730–741 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0016702908070070

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