Geochemistry and diagenetic history of the Ordovician Lower Head Formation Sandstones, Western Newfoundland, Canada

• Main Authors: Blamey, Nigel, Azmy, Karem, Conliffe, James
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: NRC Research Press (a division of Canadian Science Publishing) 2016
• Subjects: Canada; Lower Head; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1807/74213; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/abs/10.1139/cjes-2015-0169

The Lower Head Formation in the Parson’s Pond area (western Newfoundland, Canada) comprises siltstones with very fine- to fine-grained sandstones. Petrography confirms that these sandstones are matrix rich, essentially wackes, with detrital minerals including quartz, feldspar, biotite, and numerous...