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Title: MINERALOGY AND CLAY MINERALOGY OF PALEOSOLS IN THE COLUMBIA RIVER BASALT GROUP IN WASHINGTON AND OREGON: IMPLICATIONS FOR A SHIFTING CLIMATE DURING THE MIDDLE TO LATE MIOCENE
Award ID(s):
1930835
PAR ID:
10599919
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Corporate Creator(s):
Publisher / Repository:
Geological Society of America
Date Published:
Volume:
56
ISSN:
0016-7592
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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