North America: Northern appalachians

Encyclopedia of Geology

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 81-92

  van Staal, C R ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

APPALACHIAN OROGEN; APPALACHIANS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CAMBRIANS; DEVONIANS; MESOZOIC; MOUNTAIN BELTS; NEWFOUNDLANDS; NORTHERN APPALACHIANS; PALAEOZOIC;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

EID: 85069288311     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B0-12-369396-9/00407-X     Document Type: Chapter

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