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  1. Boise State University, Boise, ID, USA

    Brittany D. Brand

  2. Institute of Geophysics of Academy of Science, Boční II 1401, 141 31, Praha 4, Czech Republic

    Petr Brož

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Brand, B.D., Brož, P. (2014). Tuff Cone. In: Encyclopedia of Planetary Landforms. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-9213-9_385-1

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