Geochemical and mineralogical record of historical mining, Hayle Estuary, Cornwall, UK

Geoscience in South-West England

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 326-337

  Rollinson, G K ^a   Pirrie, D ^a,b,c   Power, M R ^c   Cundy, A ^d   Camm, G S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b HELFORD GEOSCIENCE LLP   (United Kingdom)

^c Intellection UK Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; COPPER; EROSION; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; HEAVY MINERAL; MINERALOGY; MINING; SAMPLING; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; TAILINGS; TIN;

CORNWALL [ENGLAND]; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 51049086573     PISSN: 05663954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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