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Plate tectonics, volcanoes, and earthquakes / edited by John P. Rafferty.
      p. cm.—(Dynamic Earth)
“In association with Britannica Educational Publishing, Rosen Educational Services.”
Includes index.
ISBN 978-1-61530-187-4 (eBook)
1. Plate tectonics. 2. Volcanoes. 3. Earthquakes. 4. Geodynamics. I. Rafferty, John P.
QE511.4.P585 2010
551.8—dc22

2009042303

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