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Inversion tectonics in the Sorgenfrei–Tornquist Zone: insight from new marine seismic data at the Bornholm Gat, SW Baltic Sea

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Pages 71-88 | Received 31 Aug 2021, Accepted 20 Apr 2022, Published online: 16 Aug 2022

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