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Australian Journal of Earth Sciences
An International Geoscience Journal of the Geological Society of Australia
Volume 62, 2015 - Issue 2
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Present-day sedimentation rates on the southern and southeastern Australian continental margins

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Pages 143-150 | Received 13 Oct 2014, Accepted 25 Jan 2015, Published online: 24 Mar 2015

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