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A petrochemical survey of plutonic intrusions in the Piedmont, Southeastern Appalachians, U.S.A.

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Butler, J.R., Ragland, P.C. A petrochemical survey of plutonic intrusions in the Piedmont, Southeastern Appalachians, U.S.A.. Contr. Mineral. and Petrol. 24, 164–190 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00376889

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