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Original Articles

Magmatic characteristics and geochronology of Ordovician igneous rocks from the Cadia – Neville region, New South Wales: implications for tectonic evolution

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Pages 293-314 | Received 30 Apr 2004, Accepted 25 Oct 2006, Published online: 06 Oct 2011

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