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Formation of ultrafine-grained magnetite in soils. / Maher, Barbara A.; Taylor, Reginald M.
In: Nature, Vol. 336, No. 6197, 24.11.1988, p. 368-370.

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Maher, BA & Taylor, RM 1988, 'Formation of ultrafine-grained magnetite in soils.', Nature, vol. 336, no. 6197, pp. 368-370. https://doi.org/10.1038/336368a0

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Maher, B. A., & Taylor, R. M. (1988). Formation of ultrafine-grained magnetite in soils. Nature, 336(6197), 368-370. https://doi.org/10.1038/336368a0

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Maher BA, Taylor RM. Formation of ultrafine-grained magnetite in soils. Nature. 1988 Nov 24;336(6197):368-370. doi: 10.1038/336368a0

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Maher, Barbara A. ; Taylor, Reginald M. / Formation of ultrafine-grained magnetite in soils. In: Nature. 1988 ; Vol. 336, No. 6197. pp. 368-370.

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