Age of the Grampian orogeny in Scotland and Ireland

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 156, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1231-1236

  Soper, N J ^a   Ryan, P D ^b   Dewey, J F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Connemara; Geochronology; Grampian orogeny; Scottish Highlands

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; CALEDONIAN OROGENY; OROGENY;

IRELAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033401254     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/gsjgs.156.6.1231     Document Type: Conference Paper

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