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Evolution in meaning of certain geological terms

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

Derek Green
Derek Green
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Geological Survey Department, Private Bag, G.P.O., Suva, Fiji.
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Geological Magazine , Volume 108 , Issue 2 , May 1971 , pp. 177 - 178
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1971

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