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Original Articles

Correlation of basement rocks from Waka Nui‐1 and Awhitu‐1, and the Jurassic regional geology of Zealandia

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Pages 1-10 | Received 22 Oct 2008, Accepted 19 Dec 2008, Published online: 19 Feb 2010

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