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Reimold, W. U., Dressler, B. O., The economic significance of impact processes (abstract). Abstracts for the International Workshop on Meteorite Impact on the Early Earth, Perth, Australia, pp. 36-37. 1990.

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Reimold, W. U., Fletcher, P., Ferreira, C.A.M. and Colliston,W.P., The Vredefort structure - new results, with a focus on structural aspects of the Vredefort Dome and surrounding areas of the Witwatersrand Basin (abstract). Abstracts for the International Workshop on Meteorite Impact on the Early Earth, Perth, Australia, pp. 38-39. 1990.

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