Occurrence, Distribution, and Age of Australian Tektites
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OFFICIAL PUBLICATION DATE is handstamped in a limited number of initial copies and is recorded in the Institution's annual report, Smithsonian Year. SERIES COVER DESIGN: Aerial view of Ulawun Volcano, New Britain. Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Chalmers, Robert Oliver Occurrence, distribution, and age of Australian tektites. (Smithsonian contributions to the earth sciences ; No. 17) Supt. of Docs, no.: SI 1.26:17 Bibliography: p. 1. Tektite—Australia. I. Henderson, Edward P., joint author. II. Mason, Brian Harold, 1917— joint author. III. Title. IV. Series: Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian contributions to the earth sciences ; no. 17. no. \1 [QE399] 550'.8s [523.5'1] 75-619432
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