Geochemistry, provenance, and tectonic significance of sedimentary rocks of the Middle to Late Devonian McArras Brook and Viséan Martin Road formations, Merigomish Subbasin, northern Antigonish Highlands, Nova Scotia

Atlantic Geology

Volumn 37, Issue 2-3, 2001, Pages 161-173

  Murphy, J Brendan ^a  

^a ST FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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DEVONIAN; GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; PROVENANCE; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; TECTONIC SETTING; UNCONFORMITY;

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