A synopsis of the geology of the Cobequid Highlands, Nova Scotia

Atlantic Geology

Volumn 38, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 145-160

  Pe Piper, Georgia ^a   Piper, David J W ^b  

^a SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

PALEOZOIC; PRECAMBRIAN; REGIONAL GEOLOGY; STRATIGRAPHY;

CANADA; COBEQUID HIGHLANDS; NORTH AMERICA; NOVA SCOTIA;

EID: 0742285024     PISSN: 08435561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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