Indications of glaciation at the base of the Proterozoic Stoer Group (Torridonian), NW Scotland

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 153, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 139-149

  Davison, Stephen ^a   Hambrey, Michael J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Glaciation; Proterozoic; Scotland; Torridonian

Indexed keywords

DIAMICTITE; GLACIATION; PROTEROZOIC; STOER GROUP; TILLITE; TORRIDONIAN;

UK, SCOTLAND;

EID: 0029729940     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/gsjgs.153.1.0139     Document Type: Article

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