The influence of eruptive conditions on joint development in the Causeway Tholeiite Member of the tertiary Antrim Lava Group, Northern Ireland

Irish Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 19-32

  Lyle, P ^a   Preston, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

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