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ESPI, Joseph O., SPRY, Paul G., HAYASHI, Ken-ichiro, KOMURO, Kosei, and MURAKAMI, HiroyasuTHE BILIMOIA AU-BI-W-TE DEPOSIT, KAINANTU, PAPUA NEW GUINEA: GEOLOGY, MINERALOGY, AND CONDITIONS OF FORMATION 2006, Geological Society of America, Philadelphia Annual Meeting (22–25 October 2006)

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Full ReferenceESPI, Joseph O., SPRY, Paul G., HAYASHI, Ken-ichiro, KOMURO, Kosei, and MURAKAMI, HiroyasuTHE BILIMOIA AU-BI-W-TE DEPOSIT, KAINANTU, PAPUA NEW GUINEA: GEOLOGY, MINERALOGY, AND CONDITIONS OF FORMATION 2006, Geological Society of America, Philadelphia Annual Meeting (22–25 October 2006)
Plain TextESPI, Joseph O., SPRY, Paul G., HAYASHI, Ken-ichiro, KOMURO, Kosei, and MURAKAMI, HiroyasuTHE BILIMOIA AU-BI-W-TE DEPOSIT, KAINANTU, PAPUA NEW GUINEA: GEOLOGY, MINERALOGY, AND CONDITIONS OF FORMATION 2006, Geological Society of America, Philadelphia Annual Meeting (22–25 October 2006)

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Kainantu Mine (Bilimoia Au-Bi-W-Te deposit), Kainantu, Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guineaβ“˜ Adularia, β“˜ Arsenopyrite, β“˜ Bornite, β“˜ Calaverite, β“˜ Calcite, β“˜ Chalcocite, β“˜ Chalcopyrite, β“˜ Chlorite Group, β“˜ Covellite, β“˜ Electrum, β“˜ Enargite, β“˜ Epidote, β“˜ Fuchsite, β“˜ Galena, β“˜ Hematite, β“˜ Illite, β“˜ K Feldspar, β“˜ Kostovite, β“˜ Mariposite, β“˜ Muscovite, β“˜ Native Gold, β“˜ Petzite, β“˜ Phengite, β“˜ Pyrite, β“˜ Pyrrhotite, β“˜ Quartz, β“˜ Sericite, β“˜ Sphalerite, β“˜ Sylvanite, β“˜ Tennantite Subgroup, β“˜ Wolframite Group

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