The sedimentology of the Dead Sea

Raymond A. Garber; Yitzhak Levy; Gerald M. Friedman

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journal article Mar 01, 1987

The sedimentology of the Dead Sea

Raymond A. Garber Yitzhak Levy Gerald M. Friedman

Carbonates and Evaporites Vol. 2 No. 1 pp. 43-57 · Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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Raymond A. Garber, Yitzhak Levy, Gerald M. Friedman (1987). The sedimentology of the Dead Sea. Carbonates and Evaporites, 2(1), 43-57. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf03174303

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