The Highland Border Complex, Scotland: A paradox resolved

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 164, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 111-116

  Tanner, P W Geoff ^a   Sutherland, Stuart ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASHGILLIAN; AUTOCHTHON; CARADOCIAN; DALRADIAN; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; STRATIGRAPHY; TERRANE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

CHITINOZOA;

EID: 33846261516     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/0016-76492005-188     Document Type: Article

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