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Provenance and sediment characteristics of contemporary gravel deposits at Sellicks Beach, eastern shore of Gulf St Vincent, South Australia

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Pages 819-836 | Received 14 Apr 2014, Accepted 13 Jun 2014, Published online: 05 Aug 2014

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