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Finger, J.T. (2017). Geothermal Resources, Drilling for. In: Meyers, R. (eds) Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2493-6_310-3

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