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Vladislav Rapprich, Vojtěch Janoušek, Tomáš Hroch, Jitka Míková, Vojtěch Erban, Firdawok Legesa, Zoltán Pécskay, Patricie Halodová

Eruptive and magmatic evolution of North Chamo Volcanic Field (southern Ethiopia)

Journal of Geosciences, volume 68 (2023), issue 1, 3 - 24

DOI: http://doi.org/10.3190/jgeosci.365

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