A late Precambrian rift-related igneous suite in western Newfoundland

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
• Main Authors: Williams, Harold, Gillespie, R. T., Breemen, Otto Van
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1985
• Subjects: Deer Lake; Round Pond; Newfoundland; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/e85-181; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/e85-181

A granite that yields a U–Pb zircon age of 602 ± 10 Ma is associated with mafic and silicic volcanic rocks and metamorphic equivalents near Deer Lake in western Newfoundland. The granitic rocks are named the Round Pond granite, and the combined granite–volcanic suite is assigned to the Hughes Lake c...