Re-evaluation of the Middle Pleistocene stratigraphy of Herefordshire, England

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 115-136

  Richards, Andrew E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Herefordshire; Lithostratigraphy; Mathon Formation; Middle Pleistocene glaciation; Number Formation

Indexed keywords

GLACIAL DEPOSIT; LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY; PLEISTOCENE GLACIATION; STRATIGRAPHY;

UK, ENGLAND, HEREFORDSHIRE;

EID: 0031845085     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1417(199803/04)13:2<115::AID-JQS333>3.0.CO;2-D     Document Type: Review

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