The northwestwards continuation of the Sticklepath Fault: Bristol Channel, SW Wales, St. Georges Channel and Ireland

Geoscience in South-West England

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 134-141

  Ruffell, A ^a   Carey, P F ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

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