Crystal tuff in the Stoer Group, Torridonian Supergroup, NW Scotland

Scottish Journal of Geology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-6

  Batchelor, Richard A ^a   Prave, Anthony R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EJECTA; FELDSPAR; METABENTONITE; PETROGRAPHY; QUARTZ; SANDSTONE; TUFF; VOLCANOGENIC DEPOSIT;

SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 83155173866     PISSN: 00369276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/0036-9276/01-377     Document Type: Article

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