New Marine Geoheritage from the Russian Altai
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Geological Setting
3. Method
4. Results
4.1. Melnichnye Sopki
4.2. Zavodskie Sopki
5. Discussion and Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Gutak, J.M.; Ruban, D.A.; Yashalova, N.N. New Marine Geoheritage from the Russian Altai. J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2021, 9, 92. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse9010092
Gutak JM, Ruban DA, Yashalova NN. New Marine Geoheritage from the Russian Altai. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 2021; 9(1):92. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse9010092
Chicago/Turabian StyleGutak, Jaroslav M., Dmitry A. Ruban, and Natalia N. Yashalova. 2021. "New Marine Geoheritage from the Russian Altai" Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 9, no. 1: 92. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse9010092
APA StyleGutak, J. M., Ruban, D. A., & Yashalova, N. N. (2021). New Marine Geoheritage from the Russian Altai. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 9(1), 92. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse9010092