The Newe Ativ graben, Mt. Hermon: Its origin and implications for the regional structure

Israel Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 61-78

  Baer, Gidon ^a   Hirsch, Francis ^a   Ron, Hagai ^b  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

^b GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

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