Extrusions of Hormuz salt in Iran

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 143, Issue , 1998, Pages 315-334

  Talbot, Christopher J ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SALT TECTONICS;

IRAN;

EID: 0032301050     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1998.143.01.21     Document Type: Article

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