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The geochronology of the igneous rocks of Eastern Queensland

A. W. Webb Dept of Geology & Mineralogy, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Qd., 4067
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Ian McDougall Dept of Geophysics & Geochemistry, Australian National University, Canberra, A.C.T., 2600
Pages 313-346 | Received 27 May 1968, Published online: 01 Aug 2007

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