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New evidence for Jurassic continental rifting in the northern Sanandaj Sirjan Zone, western Iran: the Ghalaylan seamount, southwest Ghorveh

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Pages 1635-1657 | Received 30 Jul 2018, Accepted 06 Oct 2018, Published online: 29 Oct 2018

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