Tectonic control on sedimentation during transgression: A case study from Silurian successions in Ireland and Scotland

Geological Magazine

Volumn 136, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 75-82

  O'Connor, P D ^a   Williams, D M ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

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EID: 0001874541     PISSN: 00167568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0016756899002228     Document Type: Article

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