Asymmetric late Pleistocene glaciations in the north basin of the Baikal Rift, Russia

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 155, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 61-69

  Back, Stefan ^a   Strecker, Manfred R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Glaciation; Half grabens; Lake Baikal; Pleistocene; Sedimentation

Indexed keywords

GLACIATION; PLEISTOCENE;

RUSSIAN FEDERATION, BAIKAL RIFT;

EID: 0031952541     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/gsjgs.155.1.0061     Document Type: Article

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