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Original Articles

Geochemical discrimination of tectonic setting for Devonian basalts of the Yarrol Province of the New England Orogen, central coastal Queensland: An empirical approach Footnote*

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Pages 993-1034 | Received 12 Oct 2004, Accepted 15 Sep 2005, Published online: 19 Feb 2007

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