Geochronology of Mesozoic tholeiitic magmatism in Antarctica: Implications for the development of the failed Weddell Sea rift system

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 108, Issue , 1996, Pages 45-61

  Brewer, T S ^a   Rex, D ^b   Guise, P G ^b   Hawkesworth, C J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 5344231400     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1996.108.01.04     Document Type: Article

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