Geology of Kosovo

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The geology of Kosovo includes a variety of different tectonic and stratigraphic features. [1]

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Rock outcrop at Brod

Geologic history, stratigraphy and tectonics

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References

  1. Moores, E.M.; Fairbridge, Rhodes W. (1997). Encyclopedia of European & Asian Regional Geology. Springer. pp. 309–310.
  2. Lafe, Emil, ed. (2009). Fjalor Enciklopedik Shqiptar [Encyclopedic Dictionary of Albania] (in Albanian). Vol. 2. Tiranë: Akademia e Shkencave e Shqipërisë. p. 1294. ISBN   9789995610272. OCLC   426069353.