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The petrogenesis of the Highlandcroft and Oliverian Plutonic Suites, New Hampshire: Implications for the structure of the Bronson Hill terrane

Michael J. Dorais, Jenny Workman and Jugdeep Aggarwal
American Journal of Science January 2008, 308 (1) 73-99; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2475/01.2008.03
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