Rare earth element geochemistry of upper Ordovician cherts from the Southern Uplands of Scotland

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 156, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 191-204

  Owen, A W ^a   Armstrong, H A ^b   Floyd, J D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chert; Geochemistry; Ordovician; Rare earth elements; Southern Uplands

Indexed keywords

CHERT; GEOCHEMISTRY; ORDOVICIAN; RARE EARTH ELEMENT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0032952954     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/gsjgs.156.1.0191     Document Type: Article

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