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The Dababiya Quarry (southeast Luxor, Egypt): a unique palaeogeographical geosite

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  1. Department of Geography, Faculty of Arts, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt

    R. Abd-Elhakim

  2. Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency, Cairo, Egypt

    M. A. El-Samee

  3. Department of Geology, Faculty of Science, Benha University, Banha, Egypt

    E. S. Sallam

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Abd-Elhakim, R., El-Samee, M.A. & Sallam, E.S. The Dababiya Quarry (southeast Luxor, Egypt): a unique palaeogeographical geosite. Int J Earth Sci (Geol Rundsch) 110, 1349–1352 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00531-020-01979-6

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