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Australian Journal of Earth Sciences
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Early Devonian synorogenic alluvial-fan deposits of the Maccullochs Range, western New South Wales

Pages 647-660 | Received 16 Feb 2005, Accepted 18 Dec 2006, Published online: 18 Aug 2010

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