The sub-surface Holocene Middle sands of Dungeness T. Basa

Proceedings of the Geologists' Association

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 105-112

  Greensmitht, J T ^a,b   Vita Finz, C ^a  

^a OMC Ltd   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOLOCENE (MIDDLE); HOLOCENE DEPOSIT; PERIGLACIAL ACTIVITY; PROVENANCE; SAND AND GRAVEL; SUBAERIAL WEATHERING;

UK, ENGLAND, KENT, DUNGENESS;

EID: 0031440287     PISSN: 00167878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0016-7878(97)80033-8     Document Type: Article

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