The geochemistry of Lower Palaeozoic sediments deposited on the margins of Baltica

Bulletin of the Geological Society of Denmark

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 11-27

  Schovsbo, Niels H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Caledonides; Lower palaeozoic; Oslo; Provenance; Scania

Indexed keywords

EID: 27144436719     PISSN: 00116297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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