Field relations, structure, and geochemistry of the Fisset Brook Formation in the Lake Ainslie - Gillanders Mountain area, central Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia

• Published in: Atlantic Geology
• Main Authors: Barr, S. M., Macdonald, A. S., Arnott, A. M., Dunning, G. R.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Atlantic Geoscience Society 1995
• Subjects: Breton Island
• Online Access: https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/ag/article/view/2107

Detailed mapping shows that the Fisset Brook Formation in the Lake Ainslie - Gillanders Mountain area consists of a lowermost sedimentary unit overlain by basaltic and rhyolitic units. The sedimentary unit is mainly arkosic pebble conglomerate and siltstone, and unconformably overlies or is in fault...