Evaporite deposits of the North Atlantic rift

Developments in Geotectonics

Volumn 22, Issue C, 1988, Pages 525-556

  Holser, William T ^a   Clement, Gail P ^a   Jansa, Lubomir F ^a   Wade, John A ^a  

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EID: 84977705791     PISSN: 04190254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-42903-2.50027-0     Document Type: Chapter

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