New evidence for the origin of the Buchan Ridge Gravel, Aberdeenshire

Scottish Journal of Geology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 43-50

  Bridgland, D R ^a   Saville, A ^b   Sinclair, J M ^c  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEACH SEDIMENT; BEDDING STRUCTURE; FLINT; MARINE GRAVEL; ROUNDNESS; TERTIARY;

UK, SCOTLAND, GRAMPIAN, ABERDEENSHIRE;

EID: 0031464599     PISSN: 00369276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/sjg33010043     Document Type: Article

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