MINESOIL WEATHERING ON KITTANNING ABANDONED MINE LAND (AML) SITES IN WEST VIRGINIA
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Minesoil Properties of 15 Abandoned Mine Land Sites in West Virginia
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal American Society of Mining and Reclamation
سال: 1991
ISSN: 2328-8744
DOI: 10.21000/jasmr91020479