Regional geochemistry of cryptic geology: Variations in trace element distribution across the Southern Uplands terrane, Scotland

Transactions of the Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, Section B: Applied Earth Science

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2004, Pages

  Stone, P ^a   Breward, N ^a   Merriman, R J ^a   Plant, J A ^a  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cryptic geology; Regional geochemistry; Southern Uplands of Scotland; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

FELDSPAR; POLLUTION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; STRATIGRAPHY; TRACE ELEMENTS;

CRYPTIC GEOLOGY; MINERALIZATION;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; GEOCHEMICAL SURVEY; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; TRACE ELEMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SCOTLAND; SOUTHERN UPLANDS; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 3342941451     PISSN: 03717453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/037174504225004529     Document Type: Article

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