Proterozoic sequences and their implications for precamorian and cambrian geologic evolution of Western Kentucky: Evidence from seismic-reflection data

Seismological Research Letters

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 553-566

  Drahovzal, James A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMBRIAN; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; PROTEROZOIC; RIFT; SEISMIC SURVEY;

USA, KENTUCKY;

EID: 0031444390     PISSN: 00128287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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