Geochemical trends in Early Tertiary palaeosols from northeast Ireland: A statistical approach to assess element behaviour during weathering

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 120, Issue , 1997, Pages 57-65

  McAlister, John J ^a   Smith, Bernard J ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0038013763     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1997.120.01.05     Document Type: Article

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