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Geology and Mineralization of East Africa Rift System  

Koh, Sang-Mo (Mineral Resources Research Division, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources)
Lee, Gilljae (Mineral Resources Research Division, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources)
Kim, Eui-Jun (Mineral Resources Research Division, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources)
Ryoo, Chung-Ryul (Mineral Resources Research Division, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources)
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Journal of the Mineralogical Society of Korea / v.26, no.4, 2013 , pp. 331-342 More about this Journal
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