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

Sedimentology

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1423-1430

  Arnaud, Emmanuelle ^a   Eyles, Carolyn H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLACIATION; PROTEROZOIC; SEDIMENTATION;

EID: 11144350513     PISSN: 00370746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3091.2004.00675.x     Document Type: Article

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