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Research Article

Large Holocene paleoseismic events and synchronized travertine formation: a case study of the Kurai fault zone (Gorny Altai, Russia)

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Pages 2426-2446 | Received 30 May 2022, Accepted 05 Nov 2022, Published online: 28 Nov 2022

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