Chapter 56 Neoproterozoic (Cryogenian-Ediacaran) deposits in East and North-East Greenland

Geological Society Memoir

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 581-592

  Stouge, Svend ^a   Christiansen, Jørgen Løye ^b   Harper, David A T ^a   Houmark Nielsen, Michael ^a   Kristiansen, Kasper ^c   MacNiocaill, Conall ^d   Buchardt Westergård, Bjørn ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE ABSALON   (Denmark)

^c MAERSK OIL   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE SEDIMENT; FINE GRAINED SEDIMENT; LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY; PROTEROZOIC; SILICICLASTIC DEPOSIT;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND;

EID: 84860685427     PISSN: 04354052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/M36.56     Document Type: Article

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