journal article·2026-07

Weathering-derived halloysite-kaolinite assemblages from the Meetiyagoda pegmatite, Sri Lanka: Mineralogical evolution and geochemical constraints

Aluthgamaguruge D. Ishanka, J.A. Kasindu Pramod, Nuwan de Silva, Pradeep Wishwanath Samarasekere

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