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Geodynamic evolution of the central Appalachian orogen: Geochronology and compositional diversity of magmatism from Ordovician through Devonian

A. Krishna Sinha, William A. Thomas, Robert D. Hatcher and T. Mark Harrison
American Journal of Science October 2012, 312 (8) 907-966; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2475/08.2012.03

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Geodynamic evolution of the central Appalachian orogen: Geochronology and compositional diversity of magmatism from Ordovician through Devonian
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