Glaciotectonized quaternary sediments at Dinas Dinlle, Gwynedd, North Wales, and their bearing on the style of deglaciation in the Eastern Irish Sea

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 109-127

  Harris, Charles ^a   Williams, Graham ^b   Brabham, Peter ^a   Eaton, Graham ^c   Mccarroll, Danny ^d  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Geological Consultants Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^d SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEGLACIATION; GLACIAL DEPOSIT; GLACIOTECTONICS; PUSH MORAINE; QUATERNARY; QUATERNARY SEDIMENT;

IRISH SEA; UK, WALES, GWYNEDD, DINAS DINLLE;

EID: 0030909799     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-3791(96)00050-9     Document Type: Article

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