The Dirt Hills structure: An ice-thrust feature in southern Saskatchewan, Canada

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 76-85

  Christiansen, E A ^a   Sauer, E Karl ^b  

^a EA Christiansen Consulting Ltd   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCUATE LANDFORM; ICE THRUST; LAST DEGLACIATION; MORAINE; THRUST FAULT;

CANADA, SASKATCHEWAN, DIRT HILLS;

EID: 0030670247     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e17-007     Document Type: Article

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