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Earth Sciences and the Australian Continent

Dr McElhinny discusses some recent activities and an important new development.

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McELHINNY, M. Earth Sciences and the Australian Continent. Nature 246, 264–268 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1038/246264a0

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