Pre-Caledonian history of the Annagh Gneiss Complex, North-western Ireland, and correlation with Laurentia-Baltica

Irish Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue , 1996, Pages 5-18

  Daly, J Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; GNEISS; GRENVILLIAN; MAGMATISM; METAMORPHISM; PROTEROZOIC;

IRELAND, COUNTY MAYO, ANNAGH GNEISS COMPLEX;

EID: 0030422947     PISSN: 07901763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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