Tonalite-trondhjemite-granodiorite magmatism and the genesis of Lewisian crust during the Archaean

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 112, Issue , 1996, Pages 25-42

  Rollinson, H R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEA; LEWISIA; LILE;

EID: 0043123043     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1996.112.01.02     Document Type: Article

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