Variability of igneous rocks and its significance

Proceedings of the Geologists' Association

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-15

  Timothy Whitten, E H ^a  

^a Lower Bonehill Farm   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRANITE; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; IGNEOUS ROCK; PETROLOGY;

EID: 0034012828     PISSN: 00167878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7878(00)80033-4     Document Type: Article

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