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Australian Journal of Earth Sciences
An International Geoscience Journal of the Geological Society of Australia
Volume 40, 1993 - Issue 1
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The role of geological structures and relict channels in the development of dryland salinity in the wheatbelt of Western Australia

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Pages 45-56 | Received 15 Jan 1991, Accepted 12 Dec 1991, Published online: 09 May 2007

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