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Original Articles

Field characteristics, petrography, and geochronology of the Hohonu Batholith and the adjacent Granite Hill Complex, North Westland, New Zealand

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Pages 1-17 | Received 22 Dec 1995, Accepted 12 Sep 1996, Published online: 23 Mar 2010

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