Stratigraphy and tectonic history of the Upper Devonian to Lower Carboniferous Horton Bluff Formation, Nova Scotia

Atlantic Geology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 13-38

  Thomas Martel, A ^a   Gibling, Martin R ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONIFEROUS; DEVONIAN; HORTON BLUFF FORMATION; LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

CANADA, NOVA SCOTIA, MARITIMES BASIN;

EID: 0030513086     PISSN: 08435561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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