The Exeter Group, south Devon, England: A contribution to the early post-Variscan stratigraphy of northwest Europe

Geological Magazine

Volumn 134, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 177-197

  Edwards, R A ^a   Warrington, G ^a   Scrivener, R C ^a   Jones, N S ^a   Haslam, H W ^a   Ault, L ^a  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL FAN; BRECCIA; PERMIAN; STRATIGRAPHY;

UK, ENGLAND, DEVON, EXETER;

EID: 0030886509     PISSN: 00167568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S001675689700664X     Document Type: Article

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