A comparison of the Skiddaw and Manx groups (English Lake District and Isle of Man) using neodymium isotopes

Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 343-347

  Stone, P ^a   Evans, J A ^b  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0000872867     PISSN: 00440604     EISSN: 20414811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/pygs.51.4.343     Document Type: Conference Paper

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