Journal of

GEOsciences

  (Formerly Journal of the Czech Geological Society)

Original Paper

Lenka Rukavičková, Pavel Hanžl

Mud volcanoes in the Khar Argalantyn Nuruu, NW Gobi Altay, Mongolia as manifestation of recent seismic activity

Journal of Geosciences, volume 53 (2008), issue 2, 181 - 191

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