A reconstruction of Moorhead and Emerson Phase environments along the eastern margin of glacial Lake Agassiz, Rainy River basin, northwestern Ontario

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1335-1353

  Bajc, A F ^a   Schwert, D P ^b   Warner, B G ^c   Williams, N E ^d  

^a Ontario Geological Survey   (Canada)

^b NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 0033672710     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e00-051     Document Type: Article

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