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Assessing the representative elementary volume of rock types by X-ray computed tomography (CT) – a simple approach to demonstrate the heterogeneity of the Boda Claystone Formation in Hungary Cover

Assessing the representative elementary volume of rock types by X-ray computed tomography (CT) – a simple approach to demonstrate the heterogeneity of the Boda Claystone Formation in Hungary

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|Dec 2021

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/logos-2021-0018 | Journal eISSN: 2080-6574 | Journal ISSN: 1426-8981
Language: English
Page range: 157 - 172
Submitted on: Aug 15, 2021
Accepted on: Oct 28, 2021
Published on: Dec 30, 2021
Published by: Adam Mickiewicz University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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