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The formation of loess ground by the process of loessification: a history of the concept Cover

The formation of loess ground by the process of loessification: a history of the concept

By: Ian Smalley and  Igor Obreht  
Open Access
|Oct 2018

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/logos-2018-0015 | Journal eISSN: 2080-6574 | Journal ISSN: 1426-8981
Language: English
Page range: 163 - 170
Submitted on: Feb 20, 2018
Accepted on: Apr 15, 2018
Published on: Oct 4, 2018
Published by: Adam Mickiewicz University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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