Xenolithic insights into the deep geology beneath the Ross of Mull

Scottish Journal of Geology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 37-41

  Faithfull, J W ^a   Upton, B G J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIKE; GRANITE; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; PLUTONIC ROCK; XENOLITH;

EID: 33744726238     PISSN: 00369276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/sjg42010037     Document Type: Article

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