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Library of Congress Cataloguing-in-Publication Data
Kearey, P.
Global tectonics. – 3rd ed. / Philip Kearey, Keith A. Klepeis, Frederick J. Vine
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-4051-0777-8 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Plate tectonics–Textbooks. I. Klepeis, Keith A. II. Vine,
F. J. III. Title.
QE511.4.K43 2008
551.1'36–dc22
2007020963
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