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Original Articles

Geochemistry and age of magmatic rocks in the unexposed Narromine, Cowal and Fairholme Igneous Complexes in the Ordovician Macquarie Arc, New South Wales

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Pages 243-271 | Received 01 Jun 2006, Accepted 30 Oct 2006, Published online: 06 Oct 2011

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