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Original Articles

Petrochemistry of Jurassic and Cretaceous tholeiites from Kong Karls Land, Svalbard, and their relation to Mesozoic magmatism in the Arctic

John C. BaileyDepartment of Petrology, Geological Institute, Oster Voldgade 10, DK-1380 Copenhagen K, Denmark.
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Mogens H. RasmussenDepartment of Petrology, Geological Institute, Oster Voldgade 10, DK-1380 Copenhagen K, Denmark.
Pages 37-62 | Published online: 07 Feb 2017

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