Pedestal formation and surface lowering in the Carboniferous Limestone of Norber and Scales Moor, Yorkshire, UK

Cave and Karst Science

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 61-68

  Parry, Brian ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Erratic; Ireland; Limestone; Norber; Pedestal; Surface lowering; Yorkshire

Indexed keywords

CARBONIFEROUS; DEVENSIAN; ERRATIC; KARST; LIMESTONE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; REGOLITH;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; IRELAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES; WESTERN EUROPE; YORKSHIRE;

EID: 53849147219     PISSN: 1356191X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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