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Original Articles

Seafloor geology and petrology in the oceanic to continental transition zone of the Kermadec‐Havre‐Taupo Volcanic Zone arc system, New Zealand

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Pages 417-435 | Received 26 Mar 1993, Accepted 25 May 1993, Published online: 23 Mar 2010

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