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Extension of Continental Lithosphere: A Model for Two … · JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH, VOL. 91, NO. B5, PAGES 4826-4838, APRIL 10, 1986 Extension of Continental Lithosphere

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Continental-Oceanic Crustal Transition Off Southwest …web.whoi.edu/.../2015/01/WHOI-R-82-027-Austin-J.A.-and-E.-Uchupi.pdf · Continental-Oceanic Crustal Transition Off Southwest

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