Visualization of magmatic emplacement sequences and radioelement distribution patterns in a granite batholith: An innovative approach using Google Earth

Journal of the Virtual Explorer

Volumn 29, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Hennessy, Ronán W ^a   Feely, Martin ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Connemara; Gamma ray spectrometry; Granite emplacement; KML; Visualization; Western Ireland

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951487378     PISSN: 14418126     EISSN: 14418142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3809/jvirtex.2008.00196     Document Type: Article

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