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Discussion on evidence for an unconformity at the base of the Eycott Volcanic Group

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

N. J. Soper ,
A. H. Cooper ,
R. A. Hughes ,
D. Millward  and
S. G. Molyneux
N. J. Soper
Affiliation:
Department of Earth Sciences, The University, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K.
A. H. Cooper
Affiliation:
British Geological Survey, Windsor Court, Windsor Terrace, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE2 4HB, U.K.
R. A. Hughes
Affiliation:
British Geological Survey, Windsor Court, Windsor Terrace, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE2 4HB, U.K.
D. Millward
Affiliation:
British Geological Survey, Windsor Court, Windsor Terrace, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE2 4HB, U.K.
S. G. Molyneux
Affiliation:
British Geological Survey, Keyworth, Nottingham NG12 5GG, U.K.
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Geological Magazine , Volume 130 , Issue 2 , March 1993 , pp. 271 - 273
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