Geology of Denman and Hornby islands, British Columbia: Implications for Nanaimo Basin evolution and formal definition of the Geoffrey and Spray formations, Upper Cretaceous Nanaimo Group

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 375-393

  Katnick, Deanne C ^a   Mustard, Peter S ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; GEOCHEMISTRY; MARINE APPLICATIONS;

ISOTOPE GEOCHEMISTRY;

GEOLOGY;

BASIN EVOLUTION; CRETACEOUS; LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY; SEDIMENTOLOGY; STRATIGRAPHY;

CANADA;

EID: 0038555758     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e03-005     Document Type: Article

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