Electrical conductivity and Paleo-Proterozoic foredeeps

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 101, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 13775-13791

  Boerner, D E ^a   Kurtz, R D ^a   Craven, J A ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONACEOUS SHALE; CONDUCTIVITY; FOLD AND THRUST BELT; FOREDEEP; GRAPHITIZATION; PROTEROZOIC;

EID: 0040167662     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jb00171     Document Type: Article

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