Mesoproterozoic deep-water reefs from Borden Peninsula, Arctic Canada

Sedimentology

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 827-848

  Narbonne, Guy M ^a   James, Noel P ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEPTUNIAN DYKE; PROTEROZOIC; REEF; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; STROMATOLITE; SYNSEDIMENTARY LITHIFICATION;

EID: 0030470199     PISSN: 00370746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3091.1996.tb01505.x     Document Type: Article

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