19th century studies of the hydrogeology of the Permo-Triassic Sandstones of the northern Cheshire Basin, England

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 225, Issue , 2004, Pages 89-105

  Tellam, John H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; HYDROGEOLOGY; PERMIAN; SANDSTONE; TRIASSIC;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 4344591246     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2004.225.01.07     Document Type: Article

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