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Australian Journal of Earth Sciences
An International Geoscience Journal of the Geological Society of Australia
Volume 59, 2012 - Issue 5: THEMATIC ISSUE — Archean evolution - Yilgarn Craton
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Original Articles

Geochemistry and tectonic setting of basalts from the Eastern Goldfields Superterrane

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Pages 707-735 | Received 17 Jul 2011, Accepted 28 Mar 2012, Published online: 30 Jul 2012

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