Lithostratigraphy and chemostratigraphy of the Mesoproterozoic Sibley Group, northwestern Ontario, Canada

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1131-1149

  Rogala, Becky ^a   Fralick, Philip W ^b   Heaman, Larry M ^c   Metsaranta, Riku ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SANDSTONE; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SILICATE MINERALS; STRATIGRAPHY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

BRAIDED FLUVIAL SEDIMENTS; CHEMOSTRATIGRAPHY; LACUSTRINE SYSTEM; LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY; STROMATOLITE-BEARING CARBONATES;

PETROLOGY;

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; CHEMOSTRATIGRAPHY; DELTAIC DEPOSIT; DEPOSITION; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY; PROTEROZOIC;

NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO COUNTY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 36348952774     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/E07-027     Document Type: Article

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