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Pub. Id: A106 (1969)

First Page: 647

Last Page: 654

Book Title: M 12: North Atlantic: Geology and Continental Drift

Article/Chapter: Evolution of Precambrian Massif of Western Newfoundland: Chapter 46: Northwestern Border of the Orogenic Belt

Subject Group: Geologic History and Areal Geology

Spec. Pub. Type: Memoir

Pub. Year: 1969

Author(s): Paul M. Clifford (2)

Abstract:

Lithology, metamorphism, and internal structure of the Precambrian rocks of western Newfoundland clearly link them with rocks of nearby Labrador. Block motions, both vertical and horizontal, are implied by variations in the nature and position of the sedimentary cover. Lateral motion counterclockwise through 30° is indicated by paleomagnetic data. The movements can be ordered in time, and suggest that the formation of the western Newfoundland klippe (or klippen) was linked to the rotation of the Precambrian block.

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