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A widespread, early Pleistocene tephra (Potaka tephra, 1 Ma) in New Zealand: Character, distribution, and implications

Pages 25-35 | Received 03 Mar 1993, Accepted 20 Aug 1993, Published online: 23 Mar 2010

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