Carbonate depositional environments in the late Wenlock of England and Wales

Geological Magazine

Volumn 136, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 189-204

  Ratcliffe, K T ^b   Thomas, A T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; LIMESTONE; SILURIAN; WENLOCKIAN;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033050711     PISSN: 00167568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0016756899002538     Document Type: Article

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