Ehteshami-Moinabadi, Mohsen; Yassaghi, Ali (2025) Structural segmentation of a mountain front fault evolved as an oblique thrust system: the North Tehran Fault case study. Journal of Mountain Science, 22 (7). doi:10.1007/s11629-025-9650-z
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Title | Structural segmentation of a mountain front fault evolved as an oblique thrust system: the North Tehran Fault case study | ||
Journal | Journal of Mountain Science | ||
Authors | Ehteshami-Moinabadi, Mohsen | Author | |
Yassaghi, Ali | Author | ||
Year | 2025 (July) | Volume | 22 |
Issue | 7 | ||
Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC | ||
DOI | doi:10.1007/s11629-025-9650-zSearch in ResearchGate | ||
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Plain Text | Ehteshami-Moinabadi, Mohsen; Yassaghi, Ali (2025) Structural segmentation of a mountain front fault evolved as an oblique thrust system: the North Tehran Fault case study. Journal of Mountain Science, 22 (7). doi:10.1007/s11629-025-9650-z | ||
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