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The Sarmatian (middle Miocene) "petrified forest" of Gramada (NW Bulgaria): role of the calcareous crusts

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Martin, Jean-Paul Saint, Merle, Didier, Martin, Simona Saint (2022): The Sarmatian (middle Miocene) "petrified forest" of Gramada (NW Bulgaria): role of the calcareous crusts. Geodiversitas 44 (29): 911-932, DOI: 10.5252/geodiversitas2022v44a29

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