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Navarro-González, R., Segura, A. (2004). The Possible Role of Volcanic Lightning in Chemical Evolution. In: Seckbach, J. (eds) Origins. Cellular Origin, Life in Extreme Habitats and Astrobiology, vol 6. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-2522-X_9

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