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. Hb=-habibas-basin, . Cb=-chellif, and . Basin, Some drilling sites correspond to the 1995 Ocean Drilling Program proposal (holes 976, pp.978-979

M. Messinian, Erosional Surface; MEC = Messinian Erosional Channel Unit; B = Acoustic Basement; TF1 to TF4= Miocene Thrust Faults