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Septarian concretions. / Hounslow, Mark W.
Encyclopedia of Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks. Springer, 2002. (Encyclopedia of Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks).

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Hounslow, MW 2002, Septarian concretions. in Encyclopedia of Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks. Encyclopedia of Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks, Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-3609-5_210, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-3609-5_210

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Hounslow, M. W. (2002). Septarian concretions. In Encyclopedia of Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks (Encyclopedia of Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-3609-5_210, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-3609-5_210

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Hounslow MW. Septarian concretions. In Encyclopedia of Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks. Springer. 2002. (Encyclopedia of Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks). doi: 10.1007/978-1-4020-3609-5_210, 10.1007/978-1-4020-3609-5_210

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Hounslow, Mark W. / Septarian concretions. Encyclopedia of Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks. Springer, 2002. (Encyclopedia of Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks).

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