Professor Dr. Andrew D. Miall
University of Toronto
Department of Geology
22 Russell Street
5S 3B1 Toronto
Canada
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University of Toronto
Department of Geology
22 Russell Street
5S 3B1 Toronto
Canada
ISBN-10
ISBN-13
4
th printing 2006
3-540-59186-9 Springer Berlin Heidelberg New York
978-3-540-59186-3 Springer Berlin Heidelberg New York
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parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the German CopyriQht Law of September 9, 1965, in its
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