Quaternary Geology, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia

Quaternary Geology, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia
Author: D. R. Grant
Publisher:
Total Pages: 184
Release: 1994
Genre: Science
ISBN:

This report describes and explains the unconsolidated surface materials and landforms of Cape Breton Island, tracing the history of geological processes that shaped the area during the late Cenozoic time and emphasizing the previous interglacial period and the last glacial period. Initial field work was conducted in the summers of 1970 and 1971. Documentation of the surficial geological map units was by ground observation. Most of the coast was studied on foot, with the remainder by boat. Additional incidental observations, local stratigraphic studies, and traverse of new highland forestry access roads were made on an opportunity basis in 1974, 1976, 1982, 1993, and 1994.

Abstracts of Papers

Abstracts of Papers
Author: Geological Association of Canada. Meeting
Publisher:
Total Pages: 344
Release: 2001
Genre: Geology
ISBN:

Quaternary Geology, of Northern Melville Peninsula, District of Franklin; Northwest Territories

Quaternary Geology, of Northern Melville Peninsula, District of Franklin; Northwest Territories
Author: L. A. Dredge
Publisher:
Total Pages: 130
Release: 1995
Genre: Science
ISBN:

This report presents the first comprehensive summaries of Quaternary geology and landscape evolution for the Melville Peninsula, glaciated by the Wisconsin Laurentide Ice. After an introduction on the bedrock geology and physiography of the study area, sections of the report describe the area's surficial materials and landforms, including till, glaciofluvial and glaciolacustrine deposits and landforms, marine deposits and landforms; dispersal trains and ice dynamics; glaciation and ice flow in the study area; deglaciation of the various parts of the peninsula; glacial and postglacial sea-level changes, and their interpretation; the regional context of glaciation and sea-level change; the economic and environmental geology of Quaternary materials such as permafrost and patterned ground forms; postglacial faulting and neotectonics; and till geochemistry, with reference to drift prospecting models.