Studies in Rockmagnetism and Paleomagnetism

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Studies in Rockmagnetism and Paleomagnetism

WAGNER, Jean-Jacques, HEDLEY, Ian George

WAGNER, Jean-Jacques, HEDLEY, Ian George. Studies in Rockmagnetism and

Paleomagnetism. Schweizerische mineralogische und petrographische Mitteilungen, 1979, vol. 59, no. 1-2, p. 157-159

DOI : 10.5169/seals-46052

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http://archive-ouverte.unige.ch/unige:151936

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