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Original Articles

Late Oligocene–early Miocene olistostromes (sedimentary mélanges) as tectono-stratigraphic constraints to the geodynamic evolution of the exhumed Ligurian accretionary complex (Northern Apennines, NW Italy)

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Pages 540-562 | Received 29 Mar 2014, Accepted 01 Jun 2014, Published online: 11 Jul 2014

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