On the origin of a reddened interflow bed within the Palaeocene lava field of north Skye

Scottish Journal of Geology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 117-126

  Bell, B R ^a   Williamson, I T ^b   Head, F E ^a   Jolley, D W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPICLASTIC DEPOSIT; INTERFLOW BED; LAVA FIELD; PALAEOCENE;

UK, SCOTLAND, HIGHLAND, SKYE, LOCHAN NAN DUNAN;

EID: 0030441357     PISSN: 00369276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/sjg32020117     Document Type: Article

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