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Research Article

Strain localisation and transcurrent reactivation in the granulite facies Kalinjala Shear Zone at Port Neill, South Australia

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Pages 1082-1118 | Received 03 Feb 2022, Accepted 29 Apr 2022, Published online: 15 Jun 2022

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