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A Modified Freeze-Drying Procedure for the Electron Microscopic Examination of Hectorite

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McAtee, J.L., Lamkin, G. A Modified Freeze-Drying Procedure for the Electron Microscopic Examination of Hectorite. Clays Clay Miner. 27, 293–296 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1346/CCMN.1979.0270409

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