New Ar-40/Ar-39 ages for selected young (< 1 Ma) basalt flows of the Newer Volcanic Province, southeastern Australia

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The authors thank Bernie Joyce for sharing his invaluable knowledge of the geomorphology and geology of the Western District and for his assistance with the fieldwork, aerial photography interpretation and commentary on the manuscript. We also thank Janet Hergt for discussions on NVP geology and support with fieldwork. We acknowledge Stan Szczepanski for technical assistance with <SUP>40</SUP>Ar/<SUP>39</SUP>Ar analyses. This study was supported by an Australian Research Council Discovery Grant (DP0986235) awarded to DP. Reviews by M. Heizler, an anonymous reviewer and P. Renne (editor) have improved the manuscript.