Extension of lithofacies and conodont biofacies models of Late Devonian to Early Carboniferous carbonate ramp and black shale systems, southern Canadian Rocky Mountains

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1281-1298

  Savoy, Lauret E ^a   Harris, Anita G ^b   Mountjoy, Eric W ^c  

^a MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b McGill University ^*  (United States)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFACIES; BLACK SHALE; CARBONATE RAMP; CARBONIFEROUS; DEVONIAN; LITHOFACIES;

ALBERTA; CANADA; ROCKY MOUNTAINS;

EID: 0033497021     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e99-037     Document Type: Article

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