The Mercia Mudstone Group (Triassic) of Manchester Airport, Second Runway

Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 129-145

  Wilson, A A ^a  

^a Woodcote   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRPORT; CLIFF; CONSTRUCTION; GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURE; MUDSTONE; STRATIGRAPHY; TRIASSIC;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0037513284     PISSN: 00440604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/pygs.54.3.129     Document Type: Article

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