On the nature and origin of "muck" deposits in the Klondike area, Yukon Territory

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1333-1344

  Fraser, T A ^a   Burn, C R ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOESS; ORGANIC DEPOSIT; SILT; WISCONSINAN;

CANADA, YUKON TERRITORY, KLONDIKE;

EID: 0031462629     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e17-106     Document Type: Article

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