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Formation and age of dunes in the Lake Eyre Depocentres

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  1. R. A. Callen

    Present address: Department of Mines and Energy, 191 Greenhill Road, Parkside, South Australia

  2. G. C. Nanson

    Present address: Geography Department, Wollongong University, New South Wales, Australia

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    Callen, R.A., Nanson, G.C. Formation and age of dunes in the Lake Eyre Depocentres. Geol Rundsch 81, 589–593 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01828619

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