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https://doi.org/10.5194/se-7-1537-2016
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-7-1537-2016
Research article
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08 Nov 2016
Research article |  | 08 Nov 2016

On the mechanical behaviour of a low-angle normal fault: the Alto Tiberina fault (Northern Apennines, Italy) system case study

Luigi Vadacca, Emanuele Casarotti, Lauro Chiaraluce, and Massimo Cocco

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