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Garnero, E., Thorne, M., McNamara, A., Rost, S. (2007). Fine-Scale Ultra-Low Velocity Zone Layering at the Core-Mantle Boundary and Superplumes. In: Yuen, D.A., Maruyama, S., Karato, SI., Windley, B.F. (eds) Superplumes: Beyond Plate Tectonics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5750-2_6

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