Periodicity determination of lacustrine cycles from the Devonian of Northern Scotland

Scottish Journal of Geology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 143-155

  Andrews, Steven D ^a   Trewin, Nigel H ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASIN EVOLUTION; CLIMATE VARIATION; DEVONIAN; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; MILANKOVITCH CYCLE; PERIODICITY; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; STRATIGRAPHIC BOUNDARY;

SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

ORCADIA;

EID: 78149431903     PISSN: 00369276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/0036-9276/01-395     Document Type: Article

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