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... ture , or occur spontaneously by radioactive decay , such as alpha decay and beta decay ( qq.v. ) . Transmutation of base metals ( such as mer- cury , tin , copper , lead ) into precious metals ( gold , silver ) was long attempted by ...
... ture , or occur spontaneously by radioactive decay , such as alpha decay and beta decay ( qq.v. ) . Transmutation of base metals ( such as mer- cury , tin , copper , lead ) into precious metals ( gold , silver ) was long attempted by ...
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... ture geochronological studies ; not only are useful age data obtained , but also whole - rock dating studies lead to important information concerning the genesis of rock systems . Major ref . 5 : 505f element origin and radiometric ...
... ture geochronological studies ; not only are useful age data obtained , but also whole - rock dating studies lead to important information concerning the genesis of rock systems . Major ref . 5 : 505f element origin and radiometric ...
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... ture . Fluent in English , Veríssimo taught Brazilian literature in the U.S. for a time . The series of lectures he gave at the University of Cali- fornia ( Berkeley ) , 1943-44 , was published in English in Brazilian Literature : An ...
... ture . Fluent in English , Veríssimo taught Brazilian literature in the U.S. for a time . The series of lectures he gave at the University of Cali- fornia ( Berkeley ) , 1943-44 , was published in English in Brazilian Literature : An ...
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