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Upton, B., Aspen, P., Hinton, R. (2001) Pyroxenite and granulite xenoliths from beneath the Scottish Northern Highlands Terrane: evidence for lower-crust/upper-mantle relationships. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 142 (2) 178-197 doi:10.1007/s004100100282

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TitlePyroxenite and granulite xenoliths from beneath the Scottish Northern Highlands Terrane: evidence for lower-crust/upper-mantle relationships
JournalContributions to Mineralogy and Petrology
AuthorsUpton, B.Author
Aspen, P.Author
Hinton, R.Author
Year2001 (November)Volume142
Issue2
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLC
DOIdoi:10.1007/s004100100282Search in ResearchGate
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Full ReferenceUpton, B., Aspen, P., Hinton, R. (2001) Pyroxenite and granulite xenoliths from beneath the Scottish Northern Highlands Terrane: evidence for lower-crust/upper-mantle relationships. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 142 (2) 178-197 doi:10.1007/s004100100282
Plain TextUpton, B., Aspen, P., Hinton, R. (2001) Pyroxenite and granulite xenoliths from beneath the Scottish Northern Highlands Terrane: evidence for lower-crust/upper-mantle relationships. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 142 (2) 178-197 doi:10.1007/s004100100282
In(2001, November) Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology Vol. 142 (2) Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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