Laurentian clasts in a neoproterozoic tillite from Scotland1

Journal of Geology

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 361-366

  Evans, J A ^a,d   Fitches, W R ^b   Muir, R J ^c  

^a NOTTM NG12 5GG   (United Kingdom)

^b Robertson Research International Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOCHRONOLOGY; GRANITOID; LAURENTIAN; PROTEROZOIC; TILLITE;

UK, SCOTLAND;

EID: 0031754543     PISSN: 00221376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/516028     Document Type: Article

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