A statistical technique for determining the source area of glacially transported granite erratics in the Queen Elizabeth Islands, Nunavut

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 43-59

  Atkinson, Nigel ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b ALBERTA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; GEOCHEMISTRY; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; PETROLOGY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

COMPOSITIONAL GROUP; GRANITE ERRATIC;

GRANITE;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; GLACIOLOGY; GRANITE; LAURENTIDE ICE SHEET; PRECAMBRIAN; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

CANADA; ELLESMERE ISLAND; NORTH AMERICA; NUNAVUT; QUEEN ELIZABETH ISLANDS;

EID: 34249886031     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/E06-067     Document Type: Article

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