Early Paleogene offshore igneous activity to the northwest of the UK and its relationship to the North Atlantic Igneous Province

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 101, Issue , 1996, Pages 63-78

  Ritchie, J D ^a   Hitchen, K ^a  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 5244302038     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1996.101.01.04     Document Type: Article

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