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Australian Journal of Earth Sciences
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Geological observations in high‐grade mid‐Proterozoic rocks from Else Platform, northern Prince Charles mountains region, east Antarctica

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Pages 311-329 | Received 30 Apr 1992, Accepted 30 Sep 1993, Published online: 09 May 2007

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