From impact to riches: Evolution of geological understanding as seen at Sudbury, Canada

GSA Today

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 4-9

  Naldrett, Anthony J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURE; IMPACT STRUCTURE; NICKEL; SULFIDE;

CANADA; ONTARIO; SUDBURY;

EID: 0037321107     PISSN: 10525173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/1052-5173(2003)013<0004:FITREO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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