Precambrian Evolution of the Avalon Terrane in the Northern Appalachians: A Review

The Avalon terrane of the Northern Appalachians forms a distinctive tectonostrati-graphic belt defined primarily by the presence of late Precambrian (circa 600 Ma) volcano-sedimentary and granitoid rocks overlain by Lower Paleozoic sequences containing Acado-Baltic fauna. Avalon terrane is exposed i...

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Published in:Atlantic Geology
Main Author: Nance, R. Damian
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Atlantic Geoscience Society 1986
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Online Access:https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/ag/article/view/1608