Provenance of late proterozoic dalradian tillite clasts, inner hebrides, Scotland

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 112, Issue , 1996, Pages 367-377

  Fitches, W R ^a   Pearce, N J G ^a   Evans, J A ^b   Muir, R J ^c  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^c SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 6944246314     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1996.112.01.20     Document Type: Article

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