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2009 February 6, Jamie J. Wilkinson et al., “Anomalously Metal-Rich Fluids Form Hydrothermal Ore Deposits”, in Science, volume 323, number 5915, →DOI, pages 764–767:
The Monte Cristo and Philadelphia sphalerites have similar mean Pb concentrations (80 ppm) that are lower than the Lucky Dog sphalerites (119 ppm).
↑ 1.01.1Richard V. Gaines, H. Catherine W. Skinner, Eugene E. Foord, Brian Mason, and Abraham Rosenzweig: Dana's new mineralogy, John Wiley & Sons, 1997
^ James D. Dana: Dana's System of Mineralogy. Volume I, 7th ed., revised by Charles Palache, Harry Berman, and Clifford Frondel. John Wiley & Sons, 1944
Further reading
David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Sphalerite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
