A theory of the Earth: Hutton and Humpty Dumpty and Holmes

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 150, Issue , 1999, Pages 13-35

  Anderson, Don L ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

HISTORY OF GEOLOGY; MANTLE PROCESS; VOLCANISM;

EID: 0032777305     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1999.150.01.02     Document Type: Article

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