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New Perspectives on the Old Red Sandstone
Geological Society Special Publications Series Editors A. J. HARTLEY R. E. HOLDSWORTH A. C. MORTON M. S. STOKER
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It is recommended that reference to all or part of this book should be made in one of the following ways. FRIEND, P. F. & WILLIAMS, B. P. J. (eds) 2000. New Perspectives on the Old Red Sandstone. Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 180. HIGGS, K. T., MACCARTHY, I. A. J. & O'BRIEN, M. M. 2000. A mid-Frasnian marine incursion into the southern part of the Munster Basin: evidence from the Foilcoagh Bay B