Geochemistry of the upper Snooks Arm Group basalts, Burlington Peninsula, Newfoundland: evidence against formation in an island arc

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
• Main Authors: Jenner, G. A., Fryer, B. J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1980
• Subjects: Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/e80-087; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/e80-087

The Snooks Arm Group of the Newfoundland Appalachians, which includes the Betts Cove ophiolite at its base, has been interpreted as oceanic crust overlain by island arc volcanic and sedimentary rocks. The limited geochemical data available on the upper Snooks Arm Group basalts have been used as evid...