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Original Articles

Mantle heterogeneity beneath the Cenozoic volcanic provinces of central Victoria inferred from trace-element and Sr, Nd, Pb and Hf isotope data

Pages 243-260 | Received 10 Sep 2004, Accepted 03 Feb 2005, Published online: 02 Feb 2007

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