Variable expressions of interfluvial sequence boundaries in the Breathitt Group (Pennsylvanian), eastern Kentucky, USA

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 104, Issue , 1996, Pages 193-206

  Aitken, John F ^a   Flint, Stephen S ^b  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 5244301851     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1996.104.01.12     Document Type: Article

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