Potash bearing evaporites, Danakil area, Ethiopia [reply]
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Evidence against horst and graben tectonics in the Danakil area and major separation of Danakil Alps from Ethiopian Plateau, author9s reply to discussion by Haroun Tatieff (for reference to article under discussion, see this Bibliography Vol. 32, No. 10, 02 E68-12759)Keywords:
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