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