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American 20TH Century Historical Plate Tectonics

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American 19TH Century Historical Mineralogy

9.43 Excellent

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American 20TH Century Historical Seismology

9.31 Excellent

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9.25 Excellent

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American 20TH Century Historical Geomorphology

9.25 Excellent

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American 20TH Century Historical Geophysics

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American 20TH Century Historical Geophysics

9.12 Excellent

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American 20TH Century Historical Paleoclimatology

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American Historical Geochronology Isotope Geochemistry

9.05 Excellent

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Robert Dietz

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American 20TH Century Historical Seafloor Spreading

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Francis Birch

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American 20TH Century Historical High Pressure

8.95 Great

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American 20TH Century Historical Paleontology

8.85 Great

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Bruce Heezen

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American 20TH Century Historical Marine Geology

8.75 Great

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George Gehrels

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American Contemporary Geochronology LA Icpms

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George Tilton

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American 20TH Century Historical Geochemistry

8.72 Great

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Richard Armstrong

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American 20TH Century Historical Geochronology

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Patrick Hurley

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American 20TH Century Historical Radiometric Dating

7.85 Good