Paleoproterozoic stromatolites, Hurwitz Group, Quartzite Lake area, Northwest Territories, Canada

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 280-289

  Hofmann, H J ^a   Davidson, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEROZOIC; STROMATOLITE;

CANADA; NORTHWEST TERRITORES; QUARTZITE LAKE;

EID: 0031666897     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e97-103     Document Type: Article

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