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Australian Journal of Earth Sciences
An International Geoscience Journal of the Geological Society of Australia
Volume 37, 1990 - Issue 1
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Gravity trends as an expression of lithospheric extension on the southern margin of Australia

Pages 85-91 | Accepted 12 Jul 1989, Published online: 09 May 2007

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