Triassic stratigraphy in the subsurface of the plains area of Dawson Creek and Charlie Lake map areas, northeast British Columbia

Bulletin of the Geological Survey of Canada

Volumn , Issue 595, 2009, Pages 1-78

  Dixon, J ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DOLOMITE; DOLOSTONE; LIMESTONE; SANDSTONE; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; SHALE; SILICICLASTIC DEPOSIT; SILTSTONE; TRANSGRESSION-REGRESSION CYCLE; TRIASSIC; UNCONFORMITY;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; CHARLIE LAKE; DAWSON CREEK;

EID: 72249107931     PISSN: 00687626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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