Stratigraphical context and geochemistry of tournaisian (pre-clyde plateau volcanic formation) tuffs, great cumbrae, western midland valley of Scotland

Scottish Journal of Geology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 21-32

  Young, G M ^a   Caldwell, W G E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALI BASALT; BASAL FLOW; CARBONIFEROUS; CONGLOMERATE; GEOCHEMISTRY; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; LAMINATION; LAVA FLOW; MUDSTONE; PEPERITE; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; SANDSTONE; STRATIGRAPHIC CORRELATION; TOURNAISIAN; TUFF; VOLCANISM;

ARGYLL AND BUTE; LITTLE CUMBRAE; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79959620317     PISSN: 00369276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/0036-9276/01-414     Document Type: Article

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