Sedimentological and micromorphological examination of a Late Devensian multiple diamicton sequence near Moneydie, Perthshire, east-central Scotland

Scottish Journal of Geology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 15-21

  Menzies, J ^a   Van Der Meer, J J M ^b  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVENSIAN; DIAMICTON; SEDIMENTOLOGY; TILL;

UK, SCOTLAND;

EID: 0031824355     PISSN: 00369276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/sjg34010015     Document Type: Article

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