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A Note on the Occurrence of Rhythmic Layering in the Eilean Mhuire Sill, Shiant Isles

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

H. I. Drever
H. I. Drever
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, University of St. Andrews.
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Abstract

This note records a unique instance of rhythmic layering which is likely to have an important bearing on the interpretation of such layering in general.

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Geological Magazine , Volume 94 , Issue 4 , August 1957 , pp. 277 - 280
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1957

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