Original paper
Deformation pattern of the Lower Triassic sedimentary formations of the Silica Nappe: Evidence for dynamics of the Western Carpathian orogen
Journal of Geosciences, volume 68 (2023), issue 3, 229 - 248
DOI: http://doi.org/10.3190/jgeosci.377
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