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B. Upton: Volcanoes and the making of Scotland [second revised edition]

Dunedin Academic Press Ltd, Edinburgh, 2015. pp 248, ISBN 978-1780460567 [Hardback]; 97817804655418 [ePub]; 9781780465425 [Kindle]

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Németh, K. B. Upton: Volcanoes and the making of Scotland [second revised edition]. Bull Volcanol 79, 25 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00445-017-1107-y

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