Mesoproterozoic frost action at the base of the Svinsaga Formation, central Telemark, South Norway

Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 291-303

  Köykkä, Juha ^a   Laajoki, Kauko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION; ARENITE; BRECCIA; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; CONGLOMERATE; CONTACT ZONE; DEPOSITION; FRACTURE ZONE; FROST; MUDSTONE; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOTOPOGRAPHY; PROTEROZOIC; SEDIMENTATION; UNCONFORMITY;

NORWAY; TELEMARK;

EID: 76349094104     PISSN: 0029196X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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