Rock weathering in blockfields: Some preliminary data from mountain plateaus in North Norway

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 120, Issue , 1997, Pages 133-145

  Whalley, W Brian ^a   Rea, Brice R ^a   Rainey, Michelle M ^a   McAlister, John J ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 5244284435     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1997.120.01.09     Document Type: Article

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