A correlation of the bathonian (middle jurassic) succession between Bath and Burford, and its relation to that near Oxford

Proceedings of the Geologists' Association

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 299-322

  Wyatt, R J ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BATHONIAN; JURASSIC; STRATIGRAPHIC CORRELATION;

UK, ENGLAND, AVON, BATH; UK, ENGLAND, OXFORDSHIRE;

EID: 0030429734     PISSN: 00167878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7878(96)80017-4     Document Type: Article

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