Quartz - the most abundant mineral species in the Earth's crust and a human carcinogen?

Journal of Geoscience Education

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 341-349

  Gunter, Mickey Eugene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

Geology teaching and curriculum; Mineralogy and crystallography

Indexed keywords

CARCINOGEN; EDUCATION; QUARTZ;

EID: 0033375615     PISSN: 10899995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5408/1089-9995-47.4.341     Document Type: Review

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