Magnetostratigraphy of Miocene–Pliocene Zagros foreland deposits ...
Magnetostratigraphy of Miocene–Pliocene Zagros foreland deposits ...
Magnetostratigraphy of Miocene–Pliocene Zagros foreland deposits ...
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d’Estructura i Processos Litosfèrics. We also thank the<br />
support in the field <strong>of</strong> Hydro <strong>Zagros</strong> Oil and Gas<br />
Tehran and NPA people, and the National Iranian Oil<br />
Company (NIOC) for their collaboration during this<br />
project. We thank finally W. Lowrie and an anonymous<br />
reviewer for their constructive remarks and<br />
suggestions.<br />
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