Mid-Jurassic volcanic structures in the Outer Moray Firth Basin, UK

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 156, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 487-499

  Stewart, S A ^a  

^a Amerada Hess Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caldera; Jurassic; Maar; Moray Firth; Rattray Volcanics Member

Indexed keywords

CALDERA; FAULT SLIP; JURASSIC; MAAR; VOLCANIC LANDFORM;

NORTH SEA;

EID: 0033492649     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/gsjgs.156.3.0487     Document Type: Article

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