Glacial influence on Neoproterozoic sedimentation: The Smalfjord Formation, northern Norway - Discussion

Sedimentology

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1419-1422

  Rice, A H N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

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GLACIATION; PROTEROZOIC; SEDIMENTATION;

EID: 11144310740     PISSN: 00370746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3091.2004.00676.x     Document Type: Article

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