A re-evaluation of Middle and Upper Jurassic stratigraphy and the flooding history of the Moray Firth Rift System, North Sea

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 114, Issue , 1996, Pages 81-108

  Davies, Richard J ^a,b   Stephen, Kevin J ^a,c   Underhill, John R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b Mobil North Sea Limited   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 6244242851     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1996.114.01.04     Document Type: Review

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