The North Atlantic igneous province

Geophysical Monograph Series

Volumn 100, Issue , 1997, Pages 45-93

  Saunders, A D ^a   Fitton, J G ^b   Kerr, A C ^a   Norry, M J ^a   Kent, R W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85021688725     PISSN: 00658448     EISSN: 23288779     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1029/GM100p0045     Document Type: Chapter

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