Early Cretaceous sand supply to offshore SW Nova Scotia : tectonic diversion of the Sable River during Naskapi Member deposition

x, 137, 1554 leaves : illustrations (some colour), colour maps 29 cm Includes abstract and appendices. Includes bibliographical references (p. 125-127). The hypothesis of sediment supply to the SW Scotian Basin from the diversion of the Sable River through the Fundy Basin was tested based on sand pr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chavez Gutierrez, Isabel
Other Authors: Pe-Piper, Georgia
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University 2017
Subjects:
QE615.5.N55
Sedimentary basins > North Atlantic Ocean
Sedimentation and deposition > Scotian Basin
Sedimentation and deposition > Georges Basin
Geology
Stratigraphic > Cretaceous
naskapi
North Atlantic
Online Access:http://library2.smu.ca/handle/01/27529
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Summary:x, 137, 1554 leaves : illustrations (some colour), colour maps 29 cm Includes abstract and appendices. Includes bibliographical references (p. 125-127). The hypothesis of sediment supply to the SW Scotian Basin from the diversion of the Sable River through the Fundy Basin was tested based on sand provenance of the COST G-2 well and regional correlation of the Naskapi Member. Lower Cretaceous sands from the COST G-2 wells showed the continuous but diluted supply from Maine rivers and minor supply from the Sable River and ophiolites from Quebec. The correlation of wireline logs from wells across the Scotian and Georges Bank basins showed similarities in both basins and the lack of thick sands within the Naskapi Member in the western Shelburne Subbasin and the Georges Bank Basin. The reservoir quality based on sand availability is not encouraging in these areas.

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