A structural metamorphic study of the Broken Hill Block, NSW, Australia: Reply

Journal of Metamorphic Geology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 719-723

  Forbes, Caroline J ^a,b   Betts, P G ^a   Weinberg, R ^a   Buick, I S ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

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EID: 34447642152     PISSN: 02634929     EISSN: 15251314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1314.2007.00719.x     Document Type: Note

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