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Weathering phases recorded by gnammas: Comment to the paper published by Domínguez-Villar et al., Quaternary Research, v. 72, p. 218–228

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Stephen A. Norwick*
Affiliation:
Department of Environmental Studies and Planning, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA, 94928, USA
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