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686:Paris, 1995
404:Pleistocene
370:Description
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797:Earth Byte
713:2010-12-18
643:References
627:Chad Basin
434:See also:
250:Basin type
210:Boundaries
1524:Zuma Rock
1519:Wase Rock
780:: 377–403
414:ores and
384:Paleogene
229:Hydrology
101:Etymology
90:17.9; 5.6
1217:El Djouf
605:See also
400:Cambrian
366:region.
234:River(s)
111:Location
1018:Orogens
902:shields
898:Cratons
757:3 April
424:uranium
408:uranium
364:Azawagh
352:Nigeria
344:Algeria
274:Orogeny
267:African
244:Geology
205:Onshore
191:Nigeria
143:Algeria
131:Country
125:Azawagh
73:17°54′N
1192:Aoukar
847:Plates
670:
412:copper
188:
176:
164:
152:
140:
121:Region
115:Africa
76:5°36′E
1086:Rifts
747:(PDF)
707:(PDF)
700:(PDF)
340:Niger
262:Plate
179:Niger
155:Benin
900:and
759:2012
668:ISBN
420:salt
418:and
416:coal
410:and
350:and
348:Mali
322:The
221:Area
216:(NE)
167:Mali
778:179
402:to
382:to
286:Age
1546::
795:.
776:,
749:.
722:^
662:.
650:^
426:.
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346:,
330::
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