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Australian Journal of Earth Sciences
An International Geoscience Journal of the Geological Society of Australia
Volume 52, 2005 - Issue 2
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Original Articles

On the development of gneiss domes

Pages 183-204 | Received 03 Aug 2004, Accepted 01 Feb 2005, Published online: 02 Feb 2007

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