Quaternary periglacial silicifications in the Paris Basin

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Issue		BSGF - Earth Sci. Bull. Volume 195, 2024


Article Number		11
Number of page(s)		30
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/bsgf/2024008
Published online		20 June 2024

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