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Discussion on Silurian collision and sediment dispersal patterns in southern Britain

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

K. T. Pickering ,
M. G. Bassett ,
D. J. Siveter ,
N. H. Woodcock  and
N. J. Soper
K. T. Pickering
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH, U.K.
M. G. Bassett
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, National Museum of Wales, Cathays Park, Cardiff CFI 3NP, U.K.
D. J. Siveter
Affiliation:
Department of Earth Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH, U.K.
N. H. Woodcock
Affiliation:
Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 3EQ, U.K.
N. J. Soper
Affiliation:
Department of Earth Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K.
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Geological Magazine , Volume 129 , Issue 3 , May 1992 , pp. 367 - 372
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