Sedimentological observations from the Tiskilwa Till, Illinois, and Sky Pilot Till, Manitoba

Geographie Physique et Quaternaire

Volumn 58, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 229-239

  Carlson, Anders E ^a   Jenson, John W ^b   Clark, Peter U ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUAM   (Guam)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; DEPOSITION; GLACIAL DEPOSIT; ICE MECHANICS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; TILL; TRANSGRESSION;

CANADA; ILLINOIS; MANITOBA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33748689087     PISSN: 07057199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7202/013140ar     Document Type: Article

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