Origin and Emplacement of Acadian Granitic Rocks, Northern Cape Breton Island

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
• Main Author: Wiebe, Robert A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1975
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; Breton Island
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/e75-022; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/e75-022

Acadian granitic rocks in northern Cape Breton Island consist entirely of even-grained leucocratic granodiorite and adamellite. The compositional range is small, and the average composition corresponds well with melts that could be generated in the crust. Abundant pegmatites in the contact zone sugg...