Structure, petrology and seafloor spreading tectonics of the Kizildag Ophiolite, Turkey

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 148, Issue , 1998, Pages 43-69

  Dilek, Yildirim ^a   Thy, Peter ^b  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 1542633871     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1998.148.01.04     Document Type: Article

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