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The petrology, geochronology and significance of Granite Harbour Intrusive Complex xenoliths and outcrop sampled in western McMurdo Sound, Southern Victoria Land, Antarctica

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Pages 33-51 | Received 12 Jun 2014, Accepted 28 Oct 2014, Published online: 08 Dec 2014

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