Paleomagnetic evidence for low-latitude glaciation during deposition of the neoproterozoic Rapitan Group, Mackenzie Mountains, N.W.T., Canada

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 34-49

  Park, John K ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

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EID: 0003084660     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e17-003     Document Type: Article

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