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Mineral Metastability in the System Al2O3-SiO2-H2O: A Reply

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  1. Department of Geological Services, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, USA

    E. J. Essene

  2. Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, 85721, USA

    L. M. Anovitz

  3. Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota, 58601, USA

    D. Perkins

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Essene, E.J., Anovitz, L.M. & Perkins, D. Mineral Metastability in the System Al2O3-SiO2-H2O: A Reply. Clays Clay Miner. 42, 102–105 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1346/CCMN.1994.0420114

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