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Potential of cobalt and other metals in ferromanganese crusts on seamounts of the Central Pacific Basin

P.E. Halbach·Frank T. Manheim
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P.E. Halbach, Frank T. Manheim. 1984. Potential of cobalt and other metals in ferromanganese crusts on seamounts of the Central Pacific Basin. https://pubs.usgs.gov/publication/70207304

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