Geological Framework of Britain and Ireland

Geological History of Britain and Ireland: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 19-39

  Holdsworth, R E ^a   Woodcock, N H ^b   Strachan, R A ^c  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

'top down' vs 'bottom up' geodynamics; Britain and Ireland, chronostratigraphic chart; Britain and Ireland, geological framework; Climate, and large scale changes; Global change through geological time; Global sea level change; North Atlantic separation; Peripheral orogens, supercontinent break up; Tectonic template, of Britain and Ireland

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886148693     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118274064.ch2     Document Type: Chapter

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