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Possible reasons for correlations between the concentrations of major and trace metals in metalliferous sediments

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Rusakov, V.Y. Possible reasons for correlations between the concentrations of major and trace metals in metalliferous sediments. Geochem. Int. 48, 305–314 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0016702910030080

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