The graphites of New York: Scientific and aesthetic surprises

Rocks and Minerals

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 502-519

  Jaszczak, John A ^a   Chamberlain, Steven C ^b   Robinson, George W ^c  

^a MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM   (United States)

^c Michigan Technological University   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

GRAPHITE;

NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 73249129988     PISSN: 00357529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00357520903284848     Document Type: Article

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