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Original Articles

Terrane characterisation and timing of metamorphism in the Otago Schist, New Zealand, using Rb‐Sr and K‐Ar geochronology

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Pages 391-401 | Received 13 Jan 1992, Accepted 27 May 1992, Published online: 23 Mar 2010

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