Did the late Ordovician African ice sheet reach Europe?

Geology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 279-282

  Gutiérrez Marco, Juan C ^a   Ghienne, Jean François ^b   Bernárdez, Enrique ^c   Hacar, Manuel P ^d  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Geológicas   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^c UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^d Ferrovial Agroman   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION STRUCTURE; DRILL CORE; ICE SHEET; INFILLING; ORDOVICIAN;

CORE DRILLING; GLACIERS;

ICE;

DEPOSITION; DIAMICTITE; FACIES; GLACIOLOGY; GONDWANA; ICE SHEET; ORDOVICIAN; VALLEY FILL;

CANTABRIAN MOUNTAINS; EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 77951945219     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G30430.1     Document Type: Article

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