Gamma-ray character and correlation of the Lower Lias, SW Britain

Proceedings of the Geologists' Association

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 113-129

  Bessa, J L ^a,b   Hesselbo, S P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Maracaibo Office   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA RAY LOGGING; JURASSIC; LIAS; STRATIGRAPHY;

UK, ENGLAND;

EID: 0030694272     PISSN: 00167878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7878(97)80034-X     Document Type: Article

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