Geology of eastern Prince of Wales Island and adjacent smaller islands, Nunavut

Bulletin of the Geological Survey of Canada

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  Mayr, U ^a   Brent, T A ^a   de Freitas, T ^b   Frisch, T ^c   Nowlan, G S ^a   Okulitch, A V ^d  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b Talisman Energy Inc   (Canada)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^d GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

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