Cyclic emersion surfaces and channels within Dinantian limestones hosting the giant Navan Zn-Pb deposit, Ireland

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 107, Issue , 1996, Pages 207-219

  Rizzi, Giancarlo ^a,b   Braithwaite, Colin J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b Blackbourn Geoconsulting ^*  (United Kingdom)

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EID: 5244278594     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1996.107.01.15     Document Type: Article

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