440 Ma igneous activity in the Meguma terrane, Nova Scotia, Canada: Part of the Appalachian overstep sequence?

American Journal of Science

Volumn 300, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 528-538

  Keppie, J Duncan ^a   Krogh, Tom E ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Canada)

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EID: 0034393953     PISSN: 00029599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2475/ajs.300.6.528     Document Type: Article

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