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Role of structural inheritance in the gravitational deformation of the Monviso meta-ophiolite Complex: the Pui-Orgiera serpentinite landslide (Varaita Valley, Western Alps)

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Pages 372-381 | Received 23 May 2018, Accepted 31 Mar 2019, Published online: 02 May 2019

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