Comparative study of striations and basal till clast fabrics, Malpeque-Bedeque region, Prince Edward Island, Canada

Boreas

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 259-274

  Catto, Norm R ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAMICTON; PETROFABRIC; STRIATION; TILL;

CANADA; PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND;

EID: 0032446894     PISSN: 03009483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1502-3885.1998.tb01420.x     Document Type: Article

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