Late palaeozoic evolution of the Eastern Maritimes Basin, Atlantic Canada

Bollettino della Societa Geologica Italiana

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 219-237

  Pascucci, V ^a   Gibling, M R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atlantic Canada; Carboniferous; Extension; Seismic Stratigraphy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84968884311     PISSN: 00378763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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