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Mineral diagenesis and reservoir quality – the way forward: an introduction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2018

C. V. Jeans*
Affiliation:
Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EQ

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Copyright © The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland 2000

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