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Reply to comments by J. H. Bédard and R. S. J. Sparks

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 November 2011

J. A. Volker  and
B. G. J. Upton
J. A. Volker
Affiliation:
Saint-Maurice-de-Tanernale, 17500, Jonzac, France.
B. G. J. Upton
Affiliation:
Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Edinburgh, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JW, U.K.
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Bédard and Sparks' (BS) comments are very much appreciated as they giveus the opportunity to emphasise certain aspects of our observations which, in turn, mayclarify the discussion on the petrogenesis of the Rhum ultrabasic rocks. BS raised two questions which we answer below.

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Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of The Royal Society of Edinburgh , Volume 82 , Issue 4 , 1991 , pp. 391
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Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1991

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