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Recent data on the interstellar extinction curve and on the diffuse galactic light may be accounted for by a mixture of graphite, iron and silicate grains.
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WICKRAMASINGHE, N., NANDY, K. Interstellar Extinction by Graphite, Iron and Silicate Grains. Nature 227, 51–53 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1038/227051a0
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