Rare earth element geochemistry of Lower Palaeozoic turbidites in the British trans-Iapetus zone: Provenance patterns and basin evolution

Scottish Journal of Geology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-8

  Williams, T M ^a   Henney, P J ^a   Stone, P ^b   Llntern, B C ^a  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b Murchison House ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASIN EVOLUTION; PALAEOZOIC; PROVENANCE; REE; SEDIMENTARY GEOCHEMISTRY; TURBIDITE;

UK, SCOTLAND, SOUTHERN UPLANDS;

EID: 0029753746     PISSN: 00369276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/sjg32010001     Document Type: Article

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