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Age of Caledonian Orogeny and Metamorphism in Britain

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FITCH, F., MILLER, J. & BROWN, P. Age of Caledonian Orogeny and Metamorphism in Britain. Nature 203, 275–278 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1038/203275a0

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