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SEVERAL potassium–argon age determinations have been made on rocks from western Viti Levu, Fiji. The results are given in Table 1. The age measurements are thought to be accurate to better than ± 3 per cent.
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McDOUGALL, I. Potassium–Argon Ages of Some Rocks from Viti Levu, Fiji. Nature 198, 677 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/198677a0
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