Signs from the precambrian: The geologic framework of rocky mountain region derived from aeromagnetic data

Geophysical Monograph Series

Volumn 154, Issue , 2005, Pages 39-54

  Finn, Carol A ^a   Sims, Paul K ^a  

^a DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 34447338421     PISSN: 00658448     EISSN: 23288779     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1029/154GM04     Document Type: Chapter

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