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Voncken, J.H.L. (2016). Ytterbium. In: White, W. (eds) Encyclopedia of Geochemistry. Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39193-9_144-2

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    Ytterbium
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    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39193-9_144-2

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