- platy grains
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пластинчатые зерна
English-Russian dictionary of geology. 2011.
English-Russian dictionary of geology. 2011.
Coconinoite — General Category Phosphate minerals Chemical formula Fe3+2Al2(UO2)2(PO4)4(SO4)(OH)2•20(H2O) Strunz classification … Wikipedia
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