Paleogeography of the Matapédia basin in the Gaspé Appalachians: Initiation of the Gaspé Belt successor basin

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 553-570

  Malo, Michel ^a  

^a CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; DEPOSITION; OCEAN CURRENTS; ROCKS; SANDSTONE; TECTONICS;

LIMESTONES; PALEOCURRENTS; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; TECTENOSEDIMENTARY EVOLUTION;

CATCHMENTS;

BASIN EVOLUTION; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; IAPETUS OCEAN; ORDOVICIAN; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; TURBIDITE;

APPALACHIANS; CANADA; GASPE PENINSULA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC;

EID: 4344683929     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e03-100     Document Type: Article

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