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A magnetic susceptibility stratigraphy for Pleistocene and Pliocene sediments in the vicinity of the Barbados Ridge. / Hounslow, M. W.
In: Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program, Scientific Results, 1990, p. 365-377.

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Hounslow MW. A magnetic susceptibility stratigraphy for Pleistocene and Pliocene sediments in the vicinity of the Barbados Ridge. Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program, Scientific Results. 1990;365-377. doi: 10.2973/odp.proc.sr.110.159.1990

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Hounslow, M. W. / A magnetic susceptibility stratigraphy for Pleistocene and Pliocene sediments in the vicinity of the Barbados Ridge. In: Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program, Scientific Results. 1990 ; pp. 365-377.

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