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Rifting in the Japanese Late Palaeozoic Geosyncline

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THERE has been considerable interest recently in new geological and geochemical findings concerning the early stage of the late Palaeozoic geosyncline in central Japan.

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SUGISAKI, R., MIZUTANI, S., ADACHI, M. et al. Rifting in the Japanese Late Palaeozoic Geosyncline. Nature Physical Science 233, 30–31 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/physci233030a0

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