Xenoliths of Southern Uplands 'basement?' in a lamprophyre dyke, Central Belt, Glenluce, SW Scotland

Scottish Journal of Geology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 57-62

  Floyd, J D ^a   Phillips, E R ^a  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASEMENT ROCK; DIKE; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; LAMPROPHYRE; LLANDOVERIAN; XENOLITH;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0032771819     PISSN: 00369276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/sjg35010057     Document Type: Article

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