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Original Articles

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

Pages 525-533 | Received 28 Feb 1995, Accepted 07 Sep 1995, Published online: 23 Mar 2010

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