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The Aqueous Geochemistry of the Rare Earth Elements and Yttrium. Part 13: REE Geochemistry of Mine Drainage from the Pine Creek Area, Coeur d'Alene River Valley, Idaho, USA

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Rare Earth Elements in Groundwater Flow Systems

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Wood, S.A., Shannon, W.M., Baker, L. (2005). The Aqueous Geochemistry of the Rare Earth Elements and Yttrium. Part 13: REE Geochemistry of Mine Drainage from the Pine Creek Area, Coeur d'Alene River Valley, Idaho, USA. In: Johannesson, K.H. (eds) Rare Earth Elements in Groundwater Flow Systems. Water Science and Technology Library, vol 51. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3234-X_4

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