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The increasing international activity in the field of scientific drilling of the continents, and the establishment of a UK Working Group looking into the feasibility of a British programme, prompt this note on the contribution of drilling to British deep geology.
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Whittaker, A. (1988). The contribution of drilling to British deep geology. In: Bodén, A., Gösta Eriksson, K. (eds) Deep Drilling in Crystalline Bedrock. Exploration of the Deep Continental Crust. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-73455-7_17
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