Aeromagnetics of southern Alberta within areas of hydrocarbon accumulation

Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 439-454

  Leblanc, G E ^a,b   Morris, W A ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROMAGNETIC SURVEY; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; SEDIMENTARY BASIN;

CANADA;

EID: 0033496859     PISSN: 00074802     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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