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A discussion of “Experimental determination of cation diffusivities in aluminosilicate garnets. I. Experimental methods and interdiffusion data” by S.C. Elphick, J. Ganguly and T.P. Loomis

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Freer, R. A discussion of “Experimental determination of cation diffusivities in aluminosilicate garnets. I. Experimental methods and interdiffusion data” by S.C. Elphick, J. Ganguly and T.P. Loomis. Contr. Mineral. and Petrol. 97, 535–536 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00375332

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