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Francis, P.W., Hammill, M., Kretzschmar, G., Thorpe, R.S. (1978) The Cerro Galan Caldera, North-west Argentina and its tectonic setting. Nature: 274 (5673): 749–751.

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Original EntryFrancis, P.W., Hammill, M., Kretzschmar, G., Thorpe, R.S. (1978) The Cerro Galan Caldera, North-west Argentina and its tectonic setting. Nature: 274 (5673): 749–751.
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Full ReferenceFrancis, P.W., Hammill, M., Kretzschmar, G., Thorpe, R.S. (1978) The Cerro Galan Caldera, North-west Argentina and its tectonic setting. Nature: 274 (5673): 749–751.
Plain TextFrancis, P.W., Hammill, M., Kretzschmar, G., Thorpe, R.S. (1978) The Cerro Galan Caldera, North-west Argentina and its tectonic setting. Nature: 274 (5673): 749–751.

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Cerro Galán caldera, Antofagasta de la Sierra Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina

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Thorpe, R. S. (1978). "The Cerro Galan Caldera, North-west Argentina and its tectonic setting". Nature. 274 (5673): 749–751.
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Sparks, R.S.J., Francis, P.W., Hamer, R.D., Pankhurst, R.J., O'Callaghan, L.O., Thorpe, R.S., Page, R. (1985) Ignimbrites of the Cerro Galan caldera, NW Argentina. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 24 (3) 205-248 doi:10.1016/0377-0273(85)90071-x
Francis, P. W., O'Callaghan, L., Kretzschmar, G. A., Thorpe, R. S., Sparks, R. S. J., Page, R. N., de Barrio, R. E., Gillou, G., Gonzalez, O. E. (1983) The Cerro Galan ignimbrite. Nature, 301 (5895). 51-53 doi:10.1038/301051a0
Francis, P. W., Sparks, R. S. J., Hawkesworth, C. J., Thorpe, R. S., Pyle, D. M., Tait, S. R., Mantovani, M. S., McDermott, F. (1989) Petrology and geochemistry of volcanic rocks of the Cerro Galan caldera, northwest Argentina. Geological Magazine, 126 (5) 515-547 doi:10.1017/s0016756800022834
Francis, P.W., Moorbath, S., Thorpe, R.S. (1977) Strontium isotope data for Recent andesites in Ecuador and North Chile. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 37 (2) 197-202 doi:10.1016/0012-821x(77)90164-9
Thorpe, R.S., Francis, P.W., Moorbath, S. (1979) Rare earth and strontium isotope evidence concerning the petrogenesis of North Chilean ignimbrites. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 42 (3) 359-367 doi:10.1016/0012-821x(79)90044-x
(1978) Erratum. Nature, 274 (5673). 742 doi:10.1038/274742a0
Thorpe, R.S., Locke, C.A., Brown, G.C., Francis, P.W., and Randal, M. (1981) Magma chamber below Poàs volcano, Costa Rica. Journal of the Geological Society, 138, 367-373, https://doi.org/10.1144/gsjgs.138.3.0367
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