Lateritization as a major process of ore deposit formation in the amazon region

Exploration and Mining Geology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 79-104

  Costa, Marcondes Lima ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARÁ   (Brazil)

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Indexed keywords

LATERITIZATION; MINERALIZATION;

SOUTH AMERICA, AMAZONIA;

EID: 0031395874     PISSN: 09641823     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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