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The Southern Uplands Fault and its relation to the metamorphic rocks of Connemara

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

M. D. Max  and
P. Pyan
M. D. Max
Affiliation:
Geological Survey of Ireland14 Hume StreetDublin 2Ireland 27th January 1975
P. Pyan
Affiliation:
Department of GeologyUniversity College of GalwayCo. GalwayIreland
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Geological Magazine , Volume 112 , Issue 6 , November 1975 , pp. 610 - 612
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1975

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