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Birth of the mountains : the geologic story of the southern Appalachian Mountains

Sandra H. B. Clark
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Sandra H. B. Clark. 2001. Birth of the mountains : the geologic story of the southern Appalachian Mountains. https://doi.org/10.3133/7000002

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