An anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility (AMS) investigation of the till fabric of drumlins: Support for an accretionary origin

Boreas

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 100-108

  Hopkins, Nathan R ^a   Evenson, Edward B ^a   Kodama, Kenneth P ^a   Kozlowski, Andrew ^b  

^a LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM   (United States)

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EID: 84953905029     PISSN: 03009483     EISSN: 15023885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bor.12138     Document Type: Article

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