Burial Metamorphism of Late Precambrian Sediments near St. John's, Newfoundland

The lowest member of the Late Precambrian Signal Hill Formation (a massive, gray, lithic sandstone), exposed at the eastern extremity of the Avalon Peninsula near St. John's, Newfoundland, is cut by a system of thin veins containing quartz, calcite, and whitish prehnite. The veins, confined to...

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Published in:Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
Main Author: Papezik, V. S.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1972
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/e72-139
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