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Average calc-alkali basalt

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

S. R. Nockolds
Affiliation:
The Bell House, Castle Street, Saffron Walden, Essex
M. J. le Bas
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester, LE1 7RH
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Correspondence
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