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The quaternary deposits of the Changjiang coastal plain (Shanghai area)

Les dépôts quaternaires de la plaine côtière de Changjiang (Région de Shanghaï)

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  1. Belgian Geological Survey and Earth Technology Institute, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium

    C. Baeteman, F. Bogemans & E. Govaert

  2. Shanghai Geological Bureau, China

    Huang Huanzhong

  3. Ministry of Geology and Mineral Resources, Beijing, China

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Baeteman, C., Bogemans, F., Govaert, E. et al. The quaternary deposits of the Changjiang coastal plain (Shanghai area). Bulletin of the International Association of Engineering Geology 46, 9–25 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02595029

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