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relationship. The Moon, with only 63 minerals and 24 elements (based on a much smaller sample) has essentially the same relationship. This implies that, given the chemical composition of the planet, one could predict the more common minerals. However, the distribution has a
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equipment to analyze the crystal structures of minerals. X-rays have wavelengths that are the same order of magnitude as the distances between atoms.
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2543:Hooper, Joel (2 August 2017).
2512:Oleson, Timothy (1 May 2018).
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1028:Mineral § Mineral classes
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851:atomic absorption spectroscopy
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2607:The Encyclopedia Americana
2015:10.2113/gselements.2.6.388
1778:Rafferty, John P. (2012).
1720:Introduction to mineralogy
1718:Nesse, William D. (2012).
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2673:The Mineralogical Record
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894:Agnew, Western Australia
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2055:: International Edition
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2751:. London: CRC Press.
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