Chemical and Physical Studies in the Metamorphism of Rocks: Based on a Thesis (with Appendices) Written for the Doctorate in Science in the University of London |
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| Title | Chemical and Physical Studies in the Metamorphism of Rocks: Based on a Thesis (with Appendices) Written for the Doctorate in Science in the University of London |
| Author | A. Irving |
| Publisher | Longmans, Green, and Company, 1889 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 16 Oct 2007 |
| Length | 137 pages |
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