Tectonics of the southeastern Australian Lachlan Fold Belt: Structural and thermal aspects

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 121, Issue , 1997, Pages 149-177

  Gray, David R ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0043283045     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1997.121.01.07     Document Type: Article

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