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Deformation and mineralisation in the Scotty Creek Basin, Agnew district, Eastern Goldfields, Western Australia: evidence for D1- and D3-related gold mineralisation

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Pages 379-410 | Received 14 Aug 2017, Accepted 25 Oct 2018, Published online: 06 Feb 2019

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