Pluton shapes in the Cornubian Batholith: New perspectives from gravity modelling

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 164, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 525-528

  Taylor, Graeme K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BATHOLITH; MODELING; PLUTON;

EID: 34248170701     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/0016-76492006-104     Document Type: Article

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