Depositional age of the douglas formation, Northern Saskatchewan, determined by RE-Os geochronology

Bulletin of the Geological Survey of Canada

Volumn , Issue 588, 2007, Pages 341-346

  Creaser, R A ^a   Stasiuk, L D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; HIATUS; MINERALIZATION; RHENIUM-OSMIUM DATING; SEDIMENTATION; SHALE; UNCONFORMITY; URANIUM;

ATHABASCA BASIN; CANADA; SASKATCHEWAN;

EID: 62549163951     PISSN: 00687626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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