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Mafic whole-rock geochemistry and neodymium isotopes, Green Mountain and Rowe/Prospect Rock slices, Vermont Appalachians

Ian W. Honsberger, Raymond A. Coish, Jo Laird and Shuangquan Zhang
American Journal of Science April 2019, 319 (4) 287-314; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2475/04.2019.02
Ian W. Honsberger
* Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0E8
*** Department of Earth Sciences, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire 03824
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Raymond A. Coish
** Geology Department, Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont 05753
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Jo Laird
*** Department of Earth Sciences, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire 03824
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Shuangquan Zhang
§ Isotope Geochemistry and Geochronology Research Centre, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1S 5B6
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