The geochemistry and significance of plugs intruding the Tertiary Mull-Morvern lava succession, western Scotland

Scottish Journal of Geology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 157-167

  Kerr, Andrew C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; VOLCANIC PLUG;

UK, SCOTLAND;

EID: 0031421871     PISSN: 00369276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/sjg33020157     Document Type: Article

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