The lower Triassic montney formation, west-central Alberta

Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 474-505

  Davies, Graham R ^a   Moslow, Thomas F ^b,d   Sherwin, Mike D ^c  

^a Graham Davies Geol Consultants Ltd   (Canada)

^b Ulster Petroleums Ltd   (Canada)

^c Sherwin Geological Consulting Ltd   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; PALAEOGEOGRAPHY; SEDIMENTARY FACIES; TRIASSIC;

CANADA, ALBERTA;

EID: 0031391104     PISSN: 00074802     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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