The Bothkennar gravel formation ('buried gravel layer') of the Forth estuary

Scottish Journal of Geology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-5

  Peacock, J D ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAVEL; ICE RAFTING; LOCH LOMOND STADIAL; LOCK LOMOND STADIAL; QUATERNARY; SEA LEVEL;

UK, SCOTLAND;

EID: 0031872178     PISSN: 00369276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/sjg34010001     Document Type: Article

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