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CERTAIN carbonaceous inclusions from the United States are exceptionally rich in germanium1,2; hitherto no such enrichment has been reported from the British Isles. A number of lignite specimens recently collected from the Lower Lias of Dorset have now been shown to have similar concentrations of germanium to those of the American samples.
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HALLAM, A., PAYNE, K. Germanium Enrichment in Lignites from the Lower Lias of Dorset. Nature 181, 1008–1009 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1038/1811008b0
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