Mesozoic ophiolites, sutures, and arge-scale tectonic movements in Afghanistan

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• Publication year

  1981

• Venue

  Earth and Planetary Science Letters

• Publication date

  1981-02-01

• Fields of study

  Geology

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  DOI 10.1016/0012-821X(81)90189-8
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