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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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TitleStructural segmentation of a mountain front fault evolved as an oblique thrust system: the North Tehran Fault case study
JournalJournal of Mountain Science
AuthorsEhteshami-Moinabadi, MohsenAuthor
Yassaghi, AliAuthor
Year2025 (July)Volume22
Issue7
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLC
DOIdoi:10.1007/s11629-025-9650-zSearch in ResearchGate
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Full ReferenceEhteshami-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
Plain TextEhteshami-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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