Glauconitic spherules from the Triassic of the Bristol area, SW England: Probable microtektite pseudomorphs

Proceedings of the Geologists' Association

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 11-21

  Kirkham, A ^a  

^a Ty Newydd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; GLAUCONITE; LIMESTONE; PETROGRAPHY; PSEUDOMORPH; SPHERULE; TEKTITE; TRIASSIC;

BRISTOL; ENGLAND (AVON); UNITED KINGDOM;

PSEUDOMORPHA;

EID: 0037361703     PISSN: 00167878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7878(03)80025-1     Document Type: Article

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