Sedimentary environments of the Fraser delta

Bulletin of the Geological Survey of Canada

Volumn , Issue 525, 1998, Pages 27-39

  Luternauer, J L ^a   Mosher, D C ^b   Clague, J J ^a   Atkins, R J ^c  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b Geological Survey of Canada Sidney   (Canada)

^c Hay and Company Consultants Inc   (Canada)

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DELTAIC SEDIMENTATION; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

CANADA;

EID: 0032470097     PISSN: 00687626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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