Amphiboles: Environmental and health concerns

Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry

Volumn 67, Issue , 2007, Pages 453-516

  Gunter, Mickey E ^a   Belluso, Elena ^b   Mottana, Annibale ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^c ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

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EID: 36049028437     PISSN: 15296466     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2138/rmg.2007.67.12     Document Type: Article

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