Revisions to geological unit names in New Brunswick, Canada, to address culturally offensive or inappropriate nomenclature

Dahn, Dustin R.L.; Smith, Erin A.; Pagé, Philippe

doi:https://doi.org/10.4138/atlgeo.2025.013

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