Seismic studies on the Trans-Hudson Orogen of western Canada

Tectonophysics

Volumn 262, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 35-50

  Ellis, R M ^a   Hajnal, Z ^b   Bostock, M G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAMOND; KIMBERLITE; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; MINERAL EXPLORATION; SEISMIC REFLECTION;

CANADA, SASKATCHEWAN, TRANS-HUDSON OROGEN;

EID: 0030423404     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0040-1951(96)00011-X     Document Type: Article

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