The origin and development of the travertines and associated thermal waters at Matlock Bath, Derbyshire

Proceedings of the Geologists' Association

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 217-232

  Pentecost, Allan ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCHEMISTRY; RAINFALL; SOURCE ROCK; SPRING WATER; THERMAL WATER; TRAVERTINE;

ENGLAND(DERBYSHIRE); MATLOCK; UNITED KINGDOM;

BRYOPHYTA; CARBONIFEROUS; CRATONEURON; PALUSTRIELLA FALCATA;

EID: 0032727181     PISSN: 00167878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7878(99)80072-8     Document Type: Article

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