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Source and significance of the felsic magmatism in the Paleoproterozoic to Mesoproterozoic Broken Hill Block, New South Wales

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Pages 531-553 | Received 26 Feb 2007, Accepted 20 Nov 2007, Published online: 23 May 2008

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