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    Shigenori Maruyama

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  3. Department of Geology, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK

    Brian F. Windley

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Maruyama, S., Yuen, D., Windley, B. (2007). Dynamics of Plumes and Superplumes through Time. In: Yuen, D.A., Maruyama, S., Karato, SI., Windley, B.F. (eds) Superplumes: Beyond Plate Tectonics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5750-2_15

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