Geology and timing of palaeohydrogeological events in the MacKenzie Mountains, Northwest Territories, Canada

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 144, Issue , 1998, Pages 161-172

  Morris, George A ^a   Nesbitt, Bruce E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; FLUID FLOW;

CANADA;

EID: 0032311257     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1998.144.01.13     Document Type: Article

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