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Structures of the Zagros fold-thrust belt in Iran

Mehdi Alavi
American Journal of Science November 2007, 307 (9) 1064-1095; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2475/09.2007.02

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Structures of the Zagros fold-thrust belt in Iran
Mehdi Alavi
American Journal of Science Nov 2007, 307 (9) 1064-1095; DOI: 10.2475/09.2007.02
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