The South Wales Coalfield: Low grade metamorphism in a foreland basin setting?

Geological Magazine

Volumn 133, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 739-749

  Bevins, R E ^a   White, S C ^b,d   Robinson, D ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d Little Thurlow Green   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONIFEROUS; FORELAND BASIN; GEOTHERMAL GRADIENT; METAMORPHISM; TECTONIC SETTING; VITRINITE REFLECTANCE;

UK, WALES, SOUTH WALES COALFIELD;

EID: 0030437230     PISSN: 00167568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0016756800024584     Document Type: Article

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