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Depositional Environment of the Cleveland Ironstone Series

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DR. HALLAM has recently restated some of the problems involved in an understanding of the oolitic ironstones of the British Lias, and has emphasized the importance of a close examination of their facies relationships1.

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CHOWNS, T. Depositional Environment of the Cleveland Ironstone Series. Nature 211, 1286–1287 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/2111286a0

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