Geological map of the Karakoram fault zone, Eastern Karakoram, Ladakh, NW Himalaya

Journal of Maps

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 21-37

  Phillips, Richard J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84879159798     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17445647     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4113/jom.2008.98     Document Type: Article

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