K–Ar isochron age and paleomagnetism of diabase along the trans-Avalon aeromagnetic lineament—evidence of Late Triassic rifting in Newfoundland
A prominent aeromagnetic lineament crosses the Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland from 46°50.4′N, 53°45.9′W to 47°22.1′N, 52°30.0′W. It is shown to be at least partly caused by diabase dikes of Late Triassic and possibly Early Jurassic age which are probably related to the Shelburne diabase dike and t...
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crcansciencepubl:10.1139/e80-045 2023-12-17T10:44:48+01:00 K–Ar isochron age and paleomagnetism of diabase along the trans-Avalon aeromagnetic lineament—evidence of Late Triassic rifting in Newfoundland Hodych, J. P. Hayatsu, A. 1980 http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/e80-045 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/e80-045 en eng Canadian Science Publishing http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/page/about/CorporateTextAndDataMining Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences volume 17, issue 4, page 491-499 ISSN 0008-4077 1480-3313 General Earth and Planetary Sciences journal-article 1980 crcansciencepubl https://doi.org/10.1139/e80-045 2023-11-19T13:39:26Z A prominent aeromagnetic lineament crosses the Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland from 46°50.4′N, 53°45.9′W to 47°22.1′N, 52°30.0′W. It is shown to be at least partly caused by diabase dikes of Late Triassic and possibly Early Jurassic age which are probably related to the Shelburne diabase dike and the North Mountain basalt, both of Nova Scotia. All are thought to have resulted from rifting which preceded opening of the Atlantic.Unmetamorphosed diabase was found at three sites along the trans-Avalon aeromagnetic lineament: as narrow sills at site 1 (46°58.0′N, 53°25.4′W), as a narrow dike at site 2 (47°4.7′N, 53°7.6′W), and as large angular boulders at site 3 (47°11.0′N, 52°52.2′W).For sites 1 and 2, analyses of seven diabase samples fall on a single K–Ar isochron whose intercept on the 40 Ar/ 36 Ar axis is at 215 ± 45 and whose slope gives a Late Triassic age of 201.1 ± 2.6 Ma. Analyses of two diabase samples from the Shelburne dike fall close to this isochron suggesting a similar age. Paleomagnetism adds support; the virtual paleopole measured for sites 1 and 2, using 12 oriented diabase samples demagnetized in 300 Oe (23 880 A/m) alternating field (AF), falls at 87.8°E, 72.9°N (dp = 3.0°, dm = 4.3°), close to the virtual paleopole reported for the Shelburne dike.For site 3, analyses of two samples fall on the K–Ar isochron reported for the North Mountain basalt, tentatively suggesting that the intrusion at site 3 occurred about 10 Ma later than at sites 1and 2. Article in Journal/Newspaper Newfoundland Canadian Science Publishing (via Crossref) Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 17 4 491 499 |
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A prominent aeromagnetic lineament crosses the Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland from 46°50.4′N, 53°45.9′W to 47°22.1′N, 52°30.0′W. It is shown to be at least partly caused by diabase dikes of Late Triassic and possibly Early Jurassic age which are probably related to the Shelburne diabase dike and the North Mountain basalt, both of Nova Scotia. All are thought to have resulted from rifting which preceded opening of the Atlantic.Unmetamorphosed diabase was found at three sites along the trans-Avalon aeromagnetic lineament: as narrow sills at site 1 (46°58.0′N, 53°25.4′W), as a narrow dike at site 2 (47°4.7′N, 53°7.6′W), and as large angular boulders at site 3 (47°11.0′N, 52°52.2′W).For sites 1 and 2, analyses of seven diabase samples fall on a single K–Ar isochron whose intercept on the 40 Ar/ 36 Ar axis is at 215 ± 45 and whose slope gives a Late Triassic age of 201.1 ± 2.6 Ma. Analyses of two diabase samples from the Shelburne dike fall close to this isochron suggesting a similar age. Paleomagnetism adds support; the virtual paleopole measured for sites 1 and 2, using 12 oriented diabase samples demagnetized in 300 Oe (23 880 A/m) alternating field (AF), falls at 87.8°E, 72.9°N (dp = 3.0°, dm = 4.3°), close to the virtual paleopole reported for the Shelburne dike.For site 3, analyses of two samples fall on the K–Ar isochron reported for the North Mountain basalt, tentatively suggesting that the intrusion at site 3 occurred about 10 Ma later than at sites 1and 2. |
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K–Ar isochron age and paleomagnetism of diabase along the trans-Avalon aeromagnetic lineament—evidence of Late Triassic rifting in Newfoundland |
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K–Ar isochron age and paleomagnetism of diabase along the trans-Avalon aeromagnetic lineament—evidence of Late Triassic rifting in Newfoundland |
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K–Ar isochron age and paleomagnetism of diabase along the trans-Avalon aeromagnetic lineament—evidence of Late Triassic rifting in Newfoundland |
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K–Ar isochron age and paleomagnetism of diabase along the trans-Avalon aeromagnetic lineament—evidence of Late Triassic rifting in Newfoundland |
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K–Ar isochron age and paleomagnetism of diabase along the trans-Avalon aeromagnetic lineament—evidence of Late Triassic rifting in Newfoundland |
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k–ar isochron age and paleomagnetism of diabase along the trans-avalon aeromagnetic lineament—evidence of late triassic rifting in newfoundland |
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