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Geology of the South Mountain Batholith, Southwestern Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources
Mineral Resources Branch
Open File Report ME 2001-2
By
M. A. MacDonald
Table of Contents
Cover and Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Overview
Chapter 2. Methodology and Rock Classification
Chapter 3. Field Relations
Chapter 4. Petrology
Chapter 5. Geochemistry
Chapter 6. Structure and Emplacement
Chapter 7. Geochronology
Chapter 8. Nature and Origin of the Batholith
Chapter 9. Economic Geology
Chapter 10. Exploration Methods
Chapter 11. Summary and Conclusions
References
Appendix A. A Geochemical Analyses of Major Rock Types in Stage I and II Plutons
Appendix B. Compilation of Mineral Occurrences