Stratigraphy and sedimentology of early Pennsylvanian red beds at Lower Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada: The Little River Formation with redefinition of the Joggins Formation

Atlantic Geology

Volumn 41, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 143-167

  Calder, John C ^a   Rygel, Michael C ^b   Ryan, R J ^a   Falcon Lang, Howard J ^c   Hebert, Brian L ^d  

^a NOVA SCOTIA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE   (Canada)

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Indexed keywords

HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; NINETEENTH CENTURY; PENNSYLVANIAN; SEDIMENTOLOGY; STRATIGRAPHY;

BIVALVIA;

EID: 33644958717     PISSN: 08435561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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