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  1. Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Lausanne, Géopolis, Bureau 3893, CH-1015, Lausanne, Switzerland

    Karl B. Föllmi

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Föllmi, K.B. (2017). Phosphorus. In: White, W. (eds) Encyclopedia of Geochemistry. Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39193-9_189-1

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