Geology of the Eastern Cobequid Highlands, Nova Scotia

Geology of the Eastern Cobequid Highlands, Nova Scotia
Author: J. B. Murphy
Publisher:
Total Pages: 72
Release: 2001
Genre: Geology
ISBN:

The Cobequid Highlands of Nova Scotia lie within the Avalon composite terrane of the Appalachian Orogen. This report presents a description & interpretation of the field, structural, and laboratory studies of pre-Carboniferous rocks of the eastern part of the Highlands based on mapping at 1:10,000 scale. It includes information on the Precambrian & Palaeozoic sedimentary, volcanic, & plutonic rocks; geochemistry of selected rocks; uranium-lead age determinations; and structural geology, including deformation histories & faults. Correlations with rocks in the Antigonish Highlands are also discussed.

Geology of the Northern and Eastern Cape Breton Highlands, Nova Scotia

Geology of the Northern and Eastern Cape Breton Highlands, Nova Scotia
Author: R. P. Raeside
Publisher: Geological Survey of Canada
Total Pages: 60
Release: 1992
Genre: Geology
ISBN:

This paper describes the area in northern Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, including upland parts of Victoria County and parts of Inverness County north of the Grande Anse River. The report gives the regional setting, then describes the Blair River complex, Aspey Terrace and Bras d'Or Terrane. The structural geology and metamorphism of the area is described, along with the economic geology.

Acadian Geology

Acadian Geology
Author: Sir John William Dawson
Publisher: Edinburgh : Oliver and Boyd ; Pictou, N.S. : J. Dawson and Son
Total Pages: 420
Release: 1855
Genre: Geology
ISBN: