Geological Behavior (GBR)

Our world is made of rock. Although much of the Earth’s surface is covered by vegetation, concrete or water, if one digs down far enough solid rock will always be found. Rocks are the foundations of the landscape and the origin of the soil. They even affect the weather. For example, the coastal mountains of the Tropics trap rain-laden clouds from the moist ocean breezes. Over the ages, rain erodes the rocks at an imperceptible rate creating the lofty crags, ridges, valleys, gorges and spectacular waterfalls which form the dramatic landscape. These eroded fragments Rock fragments accumulate on lower slopes to form a variety of soils which in turn support a range of forest types. Those who live in a landscape where rock outcrops are obvious will have wondered about the kind of rocks they are looking at and how they came to be where they are now. Geological Behavior (GBR) explains in simple terms what geology can tell us about the world. Many objects of great beauty and which excite our curiosity, such as crystals or fossils, are to be found by examining rocks.
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1 | IMPACTS OF COVID-19 ON GEOMORPHOLOGICAL FIELDWORK: EXPLORATION OF NEW INITIATIVES AND DIMENSIONS Temitope D. Timothy Oyedotun DOI :10.26480/gbr.01.2021.01.03 Visitor download : 134 |
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2 | GROUND ROLL NOISE ATTENUATION IN 3D LAND SEISMIC DATA IN PARTS OF NIGER DELTA, NIGERIA Bridget L. Lawrence, Etim D. Uko, Chibuogwu L. Eze, Chicozie Israel-Cookey, Iyeneomie Tamunobereton-ari, Nyaknno A. Umoren DOI :10.26480/gbr.01.2021.04.06 Visitor download : 134 |
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3 | THE SUBSURFACE STRUCTURES IN KOCR FIELD IN THE NIGER DELTA, NIGERIA, USING 3D SEISMIC TIMELAPSE DATA Igwenagu Chinyere L., Uko Etim D., Tamunobereton-Ari I., Amakiri Arobo R.C. DOI :10.26480/gbr.01.2021.07.12 Visitor download : 139 |
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1 | RADIOLOGICAL EVALUATION OF THE CONCENTRATION AND IMPACT OF OIL AND GAS ACTIVITIES IN ERUEMUKOHWARIEN AREA OF SOUTHERN NIGERIA Mohammed S. Chaanda, Agbalagba Ezekiel, Felix Igede DOI :10.26480/gbr.02.2020.47.53 Visitor download : 286 |
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2 | GIS MAPPING OF BIR LEVELS AROUND FOSSIL FUEL AND GAS DISPENSING STATIONS AND ASSESSMENT OF THEIR RADIOLOGICAL RISK IMPLICATIONS Agbalagba E. O., Nenuwe O.N, Egarievwe S.U DOI :10.26480/gbr.02.2020.54.62 Visitor download : 278 |
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3 | EVALUATION Of GROUNDWATER VULNERABILITY IN FRACTURED AQUIFER USING GEOELECTRIC LAYER SUSCEPTIBILITY INDEX AT OJU, SOUTHERN BENUE TROUGH NIGERIA M. O. Eyankware, A. O. I. Selemo, P.N. Obasi, O. M Nweke DOI :10.26480/gbr.02.2020.63.67 Visitor download : 286 |
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4 | HYDROGEOPHYSICAL DELINEATION OF PROLIFIC GROUNDWATER AQUIFER AROUND STUDENTS’ HOSTELS IN FUPRE CAMPUS, NIGERIA Alaminiokuma G.I. and Omigie J.I. DOI :10.26480/gbr.02.2020.68.72 Visitor download : 255 |
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5 | A BRIEF REVIEW OF THE SLOPE STABILITY ANALYSIS METHODS Sami Ullah, Muhib Ullah Khan and Gohar Rehman DOI :10.26480/gbr.02.2020.73.77 Visitor download : 229 |
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6 | INVESTIGATION OF SUBSURFACE STRUCTURES WITHIN PARTS OF NIGER DELTA, NIGERIA, VIA AEROMAGNETIC DATA Ekpa, Moses M. M., Ibuot, Johnson C., Okeke, Francisca N. and Obiora, Daniel N. DOI :10.26480/gbr.02.2020.78.83 Visitor download : 206 |
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7 | INVESTIGATION OF STABILITY OF ENGINEERING PROJECTS USING SEISMIC REFRACTION TECHNIQUE Mfoniso U. Aka, Moses M. M. Ekpa, Doris O. Okoroh, Bethrand E. Oguama, Johnson C. Ibuot DOI :10.26480/gbr.02.2020.84.88 Visitor download : 206 |
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8 | IDENTIFICATION OF STAKEHOLDER IN THE MANAGEMENT OF GEOPARK CILETUH IN SUKABUMI, WEST JAVA INDONESIA Santoso Tri Raharjo, Nurliana Cipta Apsari, Sahadi Humaedi, Meilanny Budiarti Santoso DOI :10.26480/gbr.02.2020.89.92 Visitor download : 211 |
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1 | PETROLEUM SYSTEM OF SHOUSHAN BASIN, WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT Jong E Cheng DOI :10.26480/gbr.01.2020.01.08 Visitor download : 328 |
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2 | FRICTION ANGLE OF POLISHED SURFACES OF SANDSTONE AND CONGLOMERATE FROM THE SEMANGGOL FORMATION, BERIS DAM, KEDAH DARUL AMAN J. K. Raj DOI :10.26480/gbr.01.2020.09.12 Visitor download : 306 |
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3 | SLOPE STABILITY ASSESSMENT USING MODIFIED D-SLOPE METHOD OF WESTERN PART OF SANDAKAN, SABAH Hennie Fitria Wulandary Soehady Erfen, Amirul Adlie bin Mohd Rosli DOI :10.26480/gbr.01.2020.13.17 Visitor download : 313 |
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4 | EFFECTS OF PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF RESIDUAL SOIL ON SLIDING AREA AT BUNDU TUHAN, SABAH, MALAYSIA Rodeano Roslee DOI :10.26480/gbr.01.2020.18.25 Visitor download : 322 |
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5 | THE STREAM-LENGTH GRADIENT INDEX AND THE CORRESPONDING LANDFORM STRUCTURES OVER THE KIULU RIVER, NORTHWEST SABAH Chung Wei Kiat, Felix Tongkul DOI :10.26480/gbr.01.2020.26.28 Visitor download : 308 |
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6 | SWELLING CLAY MINERALS AND SLOPE CUT FAILURES IN THE GARINONO FORMATION ALONG JALAN SUNGAI HITAM, LIBARAN, SANDAKAN John Kuna Raj DOI :10.26480/gbr.01.2020.29.34 Visitor download : 291 |
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7 | POLLUTION BLOOM: AN APPRAISAL OF THE HAZARDOUS EFFECTS OF MINING OF PRECIOUS STONES IN ZAMFARA STATE Doris Fovwe Ogeleka, Godswill Igoni Alaminiokuma DOI :10.26480/gbr.01.2020.35.41 Visitor download : 198 |
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8 | IONOSPHERIC PLASMA VARIATIONS AFORE THE EAST OF KURIL ISLANDS EARTHQUAKE OF 13th JANUARY, 2007 Thomas, J. E., George, N. J., Ekanem, A. M., Akpan, A. E. DOI :10.26480/gbr.01.2020.42.46 Visitor download : 196 |
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1 | TUNNEL SUPPORT BY ROCK QUALITY INDEX (Q) SYSTEM FOR ULTRABASIC ROCK : A CASE STUDY IN TELUPID, SABAH, MALAYSIA Ismail Abd Rahim and Mohamad Saiful Nizam Mohamad DOI :10.26480/gbr.02.2019.01.05 Visitor download : 475 |
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2 | STUDY ON INTEGRATED LIQUEFACTION HAZARD MAPPING DEVELOPED BY SPT, CPT, DOWNHOLE AND LPI INDEX Babak Jamhiri, Mohammad Parsaeimaram DOI :10.26480/gbr.02.2019.06.14 Visitor download : 419 |
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3 | EBM – BASED INNOVATION STRATEGY FOR INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF MARINE ECOLOGICAL PROTECTION Sining Zheng DOI :10.26480/gbr.02.2019.15.19 Visitor download : 400 |
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4 | RESEARCH AND EVALUATION OF GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM BASED ON HIGHWAY ECOLOGICAL LANDSCAPE Ying Xiang, Wei Li, Haibing Fan DOI :10.26480/gbr.02.2019.20.24 Visitor download : 400 |
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5 | PARAMETRIC ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN IN GEOLOGICAL ENGINEERING BASED ON OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHM Magdalena Antosiewicsz DOI :10.26480/gbr.02.2019.25.28 Visitor download : 400 |
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1 | 3D SIMULATION AND GEOMORPHIC PREDICTION FOR FLOOD RISK IN MONSOON REGION OF PENINSULAR MALAYSIA Ibrahim Sufiyan, J.I Magaji DOI :10.26480/gbr.01.2019.01.16 Visitor download : 372 |
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2 | CORRELATION OF MICROSTRUCTURE CHARACTERISTICS WITH THE SLOPE STABILITY AT TRUSMADI FORMATION, SABAH, MALAYSIA Rodeano Roslee DOI :10.26480/gbr.01.2019.17.19 Visitor download : 384 |
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3 | MIDDLE MIOCENE WAVE INFLUENCED TIDAL DOMINATED LAMBIR FORMATION, MIRI, SARAWAK: CASE STUDY IN TUSAN BEACH AND LAMBIR HILL Muhd Nur Ismail Abdul Rahman and Sanudin Tahir DOI :10.26480/gbr.01.2019.20.27 Visitor download : 407 |
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4 | MATCH FACTOR DETERMINATION OF EXCAVATOR-TRUCK COMBINATION IN SURFACE MINING: CASE STUDY OF MERIT PILA COALFIELD, SARAWAK Jong E. Cheng DOI :10.26480/gbr.01.2019.28.29 Visitor download : 474 |
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5 | FLOOD DISASTER INVESTIGATION BASED ON CORRELATION OF QUANTITATIVE GEOMORPHOLOGY AND GROUNDWATER LEVEL IN CINTARATU VILLAGE, PANGANDARAN REGENCY, WEST JAVA PROVINCE, INDONESIA M Faisal Abda Hasan, Nana Sulaksana, Boy Yoseph Cahya Sunnan Sakti Syah Alam, Mi’raj Maulana, Aldo Prayoga, And Muhammad Arif DOI :10.26480/gbr.01.2019.30.32 Visitor download : 370 |
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1 | ENGINEERING GEOLOGICAL STUDY ON THE SLOPE FAILURE ALONG THE KIMANIS TO KENINGAU HIGHWAY, SABAH, MALAYSIA Rodeano Roslee, Felix Tongkul DOI :10.26480/gbr.02.2018.01.09 Visitor download : 458 |
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2 | MEASURED SECTION FOR THE POSSIBLE STRATOTYPE OF THE MIRI FORMATION, AT MIRI HILL, NORTH SARAWAK, MALAYSIA Muhd Nur Ismail Abdul Rahman, Sanudin Hj. Tahir DOI :10.26480/gbr.02.2018.10.16 Visitor download : 391 |
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3 | TIDE-DOMINATED SHORELINE DEPOSITS IN THE NEOGEN SEQUENCE AT SEBATIK ISLAND, MALAYSIA Muhammad Umar Sarimal, Sanudin Hj. Tahir DOI :10.26480/gbr.02.2018.17.20 Visitor download : 385 |
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4 | TUNNEL EVALUATION IN CROCKER FORMATION BY GEOLOGICAL STRENGTH INDEX (GSI) SYSTEM: A CASE STUDY Lee Kiun You, Ismail Abd Rahim DOI :10.26480/gbr.02.2018.21.24 Visitor download : 407 |
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5 | STABILITY ASSESSMENT OF ROCK SLOPES FROM RANAU, SABAH USING MODIFIED D-SLOPE METHOD Hennie Fitria Wulandary Soehady Erfen, Aiman Nabila Abdul Malik DOI :10.26480/gbr.02.2018.25.30 Visitor download : 379 |
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6 | THE ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF REHABILITATION OF SELABAT MUDFLATS NATURE RESERVE, KUCHING, SARAWAK Mukrimah Abdullah, Mohd Parid Mamat, Abang Ahmad Abang Morni, Thanlany Kamri, Mohd Rusli Yacob, Lim Hin Fui DOI :10.26480/gbr.02.2018.31.33 Visitor download : 407 |
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1 | STRATIGRAPHY OF PALEOGENE SEQUENCES IN WESTON – SIPITANG, SABAH Tracy Binti Guan Leong, Sanudin Hj. Tahir, Junaidi Asis DOI :10.26480/gbr.01.2018.01.04 Visitor download : 447 |
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2 | SPRING-WATER AS AN ALTERNATIVE RESOURCE AFTER EARTHQUAKE FOR VILLAGERS, KOTA BELUD SABAH Rohana Tair, Laurine Dell DOI :10.26480/gbr.01.2018.05.11 Visitor download : 402 |
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3 | URBANIZATION VS. ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY: SOME OBSERVATION IN TELIPOK, SABAH, MALAYSIA Ismail Abd Rahim, Sanudin Tahir, Baba Musta, Rodeano Roslee DOI :10.26480/gbr.01.2018.12.17 Visitor download : 434 |
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4 | GEOHAZARDS IN SANDAKAN TOWN AREA, SABAH, MALAYSIA Rodeano Roslee DOI :10.26480/gbr.01.2018.18.23 Visitor download : 423 |
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5 | EARTHQUAKE VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT (EVAS): ANALYSIS OF ENVIRONMENTAL VULNERABILITY AND SOCIAL VULNERABILITY IN RANAU AREA, SABAH, MALAYSIA Elystarina Indan, Rodeano Roslee, Felix Tongkul, Norbet Simon DOI :10.26480/gbr.01.2018.24.28 Visitor download : 452 |
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6 | SUITABILITY OF DBELA METHODS AS SEISMIC VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT FOR BUILDINGS IN KOTA KINABALU, SABAH Noor Sheena Herayani Harith, Lesley Housten C. Kibata, Abdul Karim Bin Mirasa DOI :10.26480/gbr.01.2018.29.31 Visitor download : 384 |
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1 | ROCK SLOPES KINEMATIC ANALYSIS ALONG THE BUNDU TUHAN TO KUNDASANG HIGHWAY, SABAH, MALAYSIA Rodeano Roslee, Norbert Simon DOI :10.26480/gbr.02.2017.01.04 Visitor download : 562 |
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2 | ROCK SLOPE STABILITY ASSESSMENT OF LIMESTONE HILLS, SOUTHERN KINTA VALLEY, IPOH, PERAK, MALAYSIA Goh Thian Lai, Ainul Mardhiyah Mohd Razib, Nur Amanina Mazlan, Abdul Ghani Rafek, Ailie Sofyiana Serasa, Norbert Simon, Noraini Surip, Lee Khai Ern and Tuan Rusli Mohamed DOI :10.26480/gbr.02.2017.05.09 Visitor download : 477 |
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3 | TEMPORAL LANDSLIDE SUSCEPTIBILITY ASSESSMENT USING LANDSLIDE DENSITY TECHNIQUE NNorbert Simon, Rodeano Roslee, Goh Thian Lai DOI :10.26480/gbr.02.2017.10.13 Visitor download : 464 |
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4 | WAVE-DOMINATED SHORELINE DEPOSITS IN THE LATE MIOCENE SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE IN THE MIRI FORMATION NORTH SARAWAK, MALAYSIA Muhd Nur Ismai, Abdul Rahman, Sanudin Hj. Tahir DOI :10.26480/gbr.02.2017.14.19 Visitor download : 467 |
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5 | FACIES AND SANDSTONE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE KUDAT FORMATION, SABAH, MALAYSIA Sanudin Tahir, Kong Vui Siong, Baba Musta, Junaidi Asis DOI :10.26480/gbr.02.2017.20.25 Visitor download : 450 |
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6 | COMMON OCCURRENCES OF AUTHIGENIC PYRITE CRYSTALS IN CRETACEOUS OIL SANDS AS CONSEQUENCE OF BIODEGRADATION PROCESSES Timothy Bata, Nuhu K. Samaila, A.S. Maigari, M. B. Abubakar Simon Y. Ikyoive DOI :10.26480/gbr.02.2017.26.30 Visitor download : 442 |
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7 | PREDICTION OF ROCK MASS PROPERTIES, TUNNEL STABILITY AND SUPPORT PRESSURE BY GEOLOGICAL STRENGTH INDEX (GSI) IN CROCKER FORMATION: A CASE STUDY Lee Kiun You, Ismail Abd Rahim DOI :10.26480/gbr.02.2017.31.33 Visitor download : 451 |
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8 | GEOSITE HERITAGE AND FORMATION EVOLUTION OF MAGA WATERFALL, LONG PASIA, SOUTH OF SIPITANG, SABAH Hennie Fitria Soehady, Junaidi Asis, Sanudin Tahir, Baba Musta, Muhammad Abdullah, Hazerina Pungut DOI :10.26480/gbr.02.2017.34.38 Visitor download : 411 |
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1 | GIS Application for Comprehensive Spatial Soil Erosion Analysis with MUSLE Model in Sandakan Town Area, Sabah, Malaysia Rodeano Roslee, Norbert Simon DOI : 10.26480/gbr.01.2017.01.05 Visitor download : 528 |
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2 | Landslide Susceptibility Analysis (LSA) using Deterministic Model (Infinite Slope) (DESSISM) in the Kota Kinabalu Area, Sabah, Malaysia Rodeano Roslee, Norbert Simon, Felix Tongkul, Mohd. Norazman Norhisham & Mohd. Radzif Taharin DOI : 10.26480/gbr.01.2017.06.09 Visitor download : 513 |
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3 | Application Of Gsi System For Slope Stability Studies On Selected Slopes Of The Crocker Formation In Kota Kinabalu Area, Sabah Lee Kiun You & Ismail Abd.Rahim DOI :10.26480/gbr.01.2017.10.12 Visitor download : 484 |
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4 | Geochemical Characterization Of Sediments Around Nukakatan Valley, Tambunan, Sabah Hennie Fitria Wulandary Soehady Erfen, Junaidi Asis, Muhammad Abdullah, Baba Musta, Sanudin Tahir, Hazerina Pungut & Mohamed Ali Yusof Mohd Husin DOI : 10.26480/gbr.01.2017.13.15 Visitor download : 487 |
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5 | Comparison of Cohesion (c’), and Angle of Internal Friction (Ф’) Distribution in Highland Area of Kundasang by using Ordinary Kriging and Simple Kriging. Mohd. Radzif. Taharin, Rodeano Roslee DOI : 10.26480/gbr.01.2017.16.18 Visitor download : 468 |
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6 | Kampung Mesilou landslide: The controlling factors Ismail Abd Rahim, Lee Kiun You & Nabila Mohd Salleh DOI :10.26480/gbr.01.2017.19.21 Visitor download : 511 |
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7 | Rock Slope Stability Assessment of Limestone Hills in Northern Kinta Valley, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia GOH THIAN LAI , AINUL MARDHIYAH MOHD RAZIB,NUR AMANINA MAZLAN, ABDUL GHANI RAFEK, AILIE SOFYIANA SERASA, NORBERT SIMON, NORAINI SURIP, LEE KHAI ERN4AND TUAN RUSLI MOHAMED DOI :10.26480/gbr.01.2017.22.26 Visitor download : 478 |
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8 | Smaller benthic foraminifera Analysis of Kudat Formation, Kudat, Sabah: Preliminary Interpretation. Junaidi Asis, Sanudin Hj. Tahir, Ahmad Ridhwan Rahim, Zainey Konjing, Razali Che Kob, H.D. Tjia DOI : 10.26480/gbr.01.2017.27.29 Visitor download : 489 |
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