Litho- and biofacies analyses of the Buckinghorse Formation: The Albian Western Interior Sea in northeastern British Columbia (Canada)

Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 234-252

  Schröder Adams, Claudia J ^a   Pedersen, Per Kent ^b  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Saskatchewan Industry and Resources   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; FLOODS; LITHOLOGY; RIVERS; SEA LEVEL; SEDIMENTS;

PALEOGEOGRAPHY; SUBZONATION;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

ALBIAN; BIOFACIES; FACIES ANALYSIS; LITHOFACIES; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; SEA LEVEL CHANGE;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 1842710003     PISSN: 00074802     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/51.3.234     Document Type: Article

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