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Opposite ductile shear senses (Tso Morari Dome, Ladakh Himalaya, India)

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Dutta, D. Opposite ductile shear senses (Tso Morari Dome, Ladakh Himalaya, India). Int J Earth Sci (Geol Rundsch) 106, 237–238 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00531-016-1377-1

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