The occurrence and correlation of oils and Namurian source rocks in the Liverpool Bay-North Wales area

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 124, Issue , 1997, Pages 195-211

  Armstrong, James P ^a   Smith, Janet ^a   D'Elia, Victor A A ^b   Trueblood, Stephen P ^c  

^a James Armstrong and Associates   (United Kingdom)

^b Littleover Community School   (United Kingdom)

^c Devonshire House ^*  (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0346541586     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1997.124.01.12     Document Type: Article

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