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The Mesoproterozoic ‘seismite’ at Laiyuan (Hebei Province, E China) re-interpreted Cover

The Mesoproterozoic ‘seismite’ at Laiyuan (Hebei Province, E China) re-interpreted

Geologos
Volume 20 (2014): Issue 2 (June 2014)
By: A.J. (Tom) Van Loon  
Open Access
|Jul 2014

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/logos-2014-0012 | Journal eISSN: 2080-6574 | Journal ISSN: 1426-8981
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Language: English
Page range: 139 - 146
Submitted on: Dec 9, 2013
Accepted on: Dec 24, 2013
Published on: Jul 8, 2014
Published by: Adam Mickiewicz University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 3 issues per year
Keywords:
seismite,
valley fill,
graben sedimentation,
Wumishan Formation,
Mesoproterozoic,
Fangshan geopark,
Hebei Province,
China
Related subjects:
Geosciences,
Geophysics,
Geology and mineralogy,
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