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Continental Rift Zone Magmatism

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Igneous Petrogenesis

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(2007). Continental Rift Zone Magmatism. In: Wilson, M. (eds) Igneous Petrogenesis. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6788-4_11

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