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A pyroclastic flow deposit on Venus. / Ghail, Richard; Wilson, Lionel.
Volcanism and tectonism across the inner solar system. ed. / T. Platz; M. Massironi; P.K. Byrne; H. Hiesinger. London: Geological Society, 2014. p. 97-106 (Geological Society Special Publication; Vol. 401).

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Ghail, R & Wilson, L 2014, A pyroclastic flow deposit on Venus. in T Platz, M Massironi, PK Byrne & H Hiesinger (eds), Volcanism and tectonism across the inner solar system. Geological Society Special Publication, vol. 401, Geological Society, London, pp. 97-106. https://doi.org/10.1144/SP401.1

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Ghail, R., & Wilson, L. (2014). A pyroclastic flow deposit on Venus. In T. Platz, M. Massironi, P. K. Byrne, & H. Hiesinger (Eds.), Volcanism and tectonism across the inner solar system (pp. 97-106). (Geological Society Special Publication; Vol. 401). Geological Society. https://doi.org/10.1144/SP401.1

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Ghail R, Wilson L. A pyroclastic flow deposit on Venus. In Platz T, Massironi M, Byrne PK, Hiesinger H, editors, Volcanism and tectonism across the inner solar system. London: Geological Society. 2014. p. 97-106. (Geological Society Special Publication). doi: 10.1144/SP401.1

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Ghail, Richard ; Wilson, Lionel. / A pyroclastic flow deposit on Venus. Volcanism and tectonism across the inner solar system. editor / T. Platz ; M. Massironi ; P.K. Byrne ; H. Hiesinger. London : Geological Society, 2014. pp. 97-106 (Geological Society Special Publication).

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