Mike Coward's early days: The Lewisian, and what he made of it

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 272, Issue , 2007, Pages 9-25

  Graham, Rodney H ^a  

^a Hess Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BIOGRAPHY; DEFORMATION; EVOLUTION; LEWISIAN; PRECAMBRIAN; ROCK; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

EID: 34249777522     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2007.272.01.02     Document Type: Conference Paper

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