Late Viséan buildups at Kingscourt, Ireland: Possible precursors for Upper Carboniferous bioherms

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 107, Issue , 1996, Pages 127-144

  Somerville, Ian D ^a   Strogen, Peter ^a   Jones, Gareth Ll ^a   Somerville, H E Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

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EID: 0344104059     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1996.107.01.10     Document Type: Article

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