A regional geochemical assessment of some terrane relationships in the British Caledonides

Scottish Journal of Geology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 145-156

  Stone, P ^a   Plant, J A ^a   Mendum, J R ^a   Green, P M ^a  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALEDONIAN OROGENY; GEOCHEMISTRY; TERRANE;

IRELAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033371120     PISSN: 00369276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/sjg35020145     Document Type: Article

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