Interpretation of lithofacies of the Ashtabula Till along the south shore of Lake Erie, northeastern Ohio

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 66-75

  Szabo, John P ^a   Bruno, Pierre W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAMICTON; GLACIAL DEPOSIT; LITHOFACIES; TILL; WISCONSINAN;

USA, OHIO, LAKE ERIE;

EID: 0030703723     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e17-006     Document Type: Article

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