Geology of Hughes Brook-Goose Arm Area, West Newfoundland

• Main Author: Lilly, H. D. (Hugh Dalrymple), 1923-1966
• Other Authors: Memorial University of Newfoundland
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Memorial University of Newfoundland 1963
• Subjects: Geology > Newfoundland and Labrador > Goose Arm; Geology > Newfoundland and Labrador > Hughes Brook; Newfoundland; Newfoundland studies
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns2/id/177317

Geology of Hughes Brook - Goose Arm Area, West Newfoundland Introduction. Location and size of the area studied -- Previous work -- Physiography -- Relief. East arm of Bonne Bay -- South arm of Bonne Bay -- Penguin Arm -- Goose Arm -- Surface drainage -- Underground drainage -- Pleistocene geology -- Stratigraphy. General statement. New formational names introduced in this thesis -- Maily clastic rocks. The Mount Musgrave formation. The arenaceous member -- Gneissic rocks of the eastern portion of the area near Hughes Lake -- Greywacke and subgreywacke -- The argillaceous member -- The Reluctant Head formation. Variations in the shaly limestones -- The Reluctant Head formation at Reluctant Head -- The Reluctant Head formation east of the bend in Hughes Brook -- Relationships between the Reluctant Head formation and the upper member of the Mount Musgrave formation -- The Humber River exposures and probable age of the Reluctant Head formation -- The Penguin Cove formation. Relationships between the Penguin Cove and Reluctant Head formation -- The Penguin Cove formation near Goose Arm and elsewhere -- Section of the Penguin Cove formation at Penguin Cove -- Microscopic examination of the coarser clastic rocks of Penguin Cove -- The Main Carbonate sequence. The St. George and Table Head groups. General description -- Relationships between the St. George group and the underlying Penguin Cove & Reluctant Head formations -- Contrast between the St. George group where it overlies the Penguin Cove formation and where it overlies the Reluctant Head formation -- The St. George group -- Description of the Hughes Brook & Corner Brook formations -- The Corner Brook formation. In the Humber Gorge -- The upper dolomite member of the Corner Brook formation -- The St. George group in the Goose Arm area. The White Face section -- The Wolf Brook section -- Breccia zones above the upper dolomite member of the Corner Brook formation in Hughes Brook and Wild Cove Valley areas and near the top of the St. George group in Goose ...