Turbidites from the Clew Bay Complex, Ireland: Provenance based on petrography, geochemistry and crustal residence values

Geological Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 379-388

  Harkin, J ^a   Williams, D M ^a   Menuge, J F ^b   Daly, J S ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

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EID: 0012618855     PISSN: 00721050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1034(199612)31:4<379::AID-GJ719>3.0.CO;2-X     Document Type: Article

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