Collapse dolines in miocene gypsum: An example from SW Sivas (Turkey)

Environmental Geology

Volumn 29, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 263-266

  Karacan, E ^a   Yilmaz I ^a  

^a CUMHURIYET UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Collapse; Dissolution; Doline; Gypsum; Rock mass; Stand up time

Indexed keywords

AVES; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO;

EID: 0030998517     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002540050125     Document Type: Article

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