Clastic sabkhas and diachroneity at the top of the Sherwood Sandstone Group: East Irish Sea Basin

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 124, Issue , 1997, Pages 237-251

  Thompson, Jillian ^a,c   Meadows, Neil S ^b,c  

^a Robertson Research International Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b Redrock Associates Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c Geochem Group Limited   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0001127444     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1997.124.01.15     Document Type: Article

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