Metamorphosed palaeosols associated with Cretaceous fossil forests, Alexander Island, Antarctica

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 162, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 951-957

  Howe, J ^a,b   Francis, J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Cretaceous; Fossil forests; Palaeosols; Zeolites

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; FOREST; FOSSILIZATION; METAMORPHISM; PALEOSOL;

ALEXANDER ISLAND; ANTARCTIC PENINSULA; ANTARCTICA; ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC; WEST ANTARCTICA; WORLD;

EID: 27844485645     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/0016-764903-101     Document Type: Article

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