Tectonics and basin development of the offshore tasmanian area incorporating results from deep ocean drilling

Geophysical Monograph Series

Volumn 151, Issue , 2004, Pages 19-42

  Hill, Peter J ^a   Exon, Neville F ^a  

^a GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

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EID: 33746553130     PISSN: 00658448     EISSN: 23288779     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1029/151GM03     Document Type: Chapter

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