A new find of Quaternary quartzite-rich gravel near Letchworth, Hertfordshire, southeastern England

Proceedings of the Geologists' Association

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 317-326

  Smith, A ^a  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0031404801     PISSN: 00167878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7878(97)80015-6     Document Type: Article

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