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- 1 2 3 "Kennard Bork's website at Denison University". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-09-07.
- ↑ "All Active and Current GSA Fellows". The Geological Society of America (GSA).
- ↑ Wikipedia article on Kirtley F. Mather
- ↑ Profile of Kirtley F. Mather
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