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GSA provides this and other forums for the presentation Rift and extends southward along a set of subsurface fea-
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religion, or political viewpoint. Opinions presented in this et al. (2018). The previously assumed Grenville Front in the
publication do not reflect official positions of the Society. central U.S. is in fact the southward continuation of the
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