Mantle stratigraphy and evolution of the Slave province

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 103, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 21183-21200

  Bostock, M G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRATON; MANTLE STRUCTURE; SEISMIC VELOCITY; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

CANADA; NORTHWEST TERRITORIES; SLAVE PROVINCE;

EID: 0032505292     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98jb01069     Document Type: Article

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