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Uplift and exhumation of Alpine Schist, Southern Alps, New Zealand: Thermobarometric constraints

Rodney H. Grapes Research School of Earth Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington, P.O. Box 600, Wellington, New Zealand
Pages 525-533 | Received 28 Feb 1995, Accepted 07 Sep 1995, Published online: 23 Mar 2010

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