Late Cenozoic evolution of the continental margin of eastern Canada

Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 305-318

  Piper, David J W ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL RISE; CONTINENTAL SHELF; DELTAIC SEDIMENTATION; DEPOSITION; DRIFT (GLACIAL DEPOSIT); GLACIATION; MIOCENE; PALEOCHANNEL; PLIOCENE; PLIOCENE-PLEISTOCENE BOUNDARY; PROGRADATION; SHELF SEDIMENT; SUBMARINE CANYON; TURBIDITE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CANADA; GRAND BANKS; HUDSON STRAIT; LABRADOR; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR; NORTH AMERICA; SCOTIA SHELF;

EID: 33746379268     PISSN: 0029196X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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