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Reply to discussion by C. L. Fergusson (2014) on ‘Refining accretionary orogen models for the Tasmanides of eastern Australia’ by R. A. Glen

Pages 779-783 | Received 21 Apr 2014, Accepted 21 Apr 2014, Published online: 04 Jul 2014

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