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Discussion of isotopic evidence for the extent of early Proterozoic basement in Scotland and northwest Ireland

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

R. J. Muir ,
W. R. Fitches ,
A. J. Maltman ,
A. P. Dickin  and
D. R. Bowes
R. J. Muir
Affiliation:
Institute of Earth Studies, University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, Dyfed SY23 3DB, U.K.
W. R. Fitches
Affiliation:
Institute of Earth Studies, University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, Dyfed SY23 3DB, U.K.
A. J. Maltman
Affiliation:
Institute of Earth Studies, University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, Dyfed SY23 3DB, U.K.
A. P. Dickin
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4M1, Canada
D. R. Bowes
Affiliation:
Department of Geology and Applied Geology, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, U.K.
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Geological Magazine , Volume 129 , Issue 4 , July 1992 , pp. 501 - 504
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