Compilation of Geochemical and Petrographic Data from the Western and Southern Parts of the Goldenville and Halifax Groups, Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources
Mineral Resources Branch
Open File Report ME 2010-1
By C. E. White
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Geochemistry
- Metasandstone Petrography
- References
List of Figures
- Figure 1. Geological map of the southwestern part of the Meguma terrane
- Figure 2. Stratigraphy in the western (west of the Chebogue Point shear zone) and southern (east of the Chebogue Point shear zone) areas of the southwestern part of the Meguma terrane
- Figure 3. (a) Classification of sandstone based on modal quartz (Q), feldspar F), lithic fragments (L) and proportion of matrix. (b) Classification and provenance for samples from the Goldenville and Halifax groups with <5% matrix. (c) to (l) Classification and provenance for samples with >5% and <50% matrix. Shaded classification fields from (a) are shown on (b) to (l)
- Figure 4. Composition of lithic fragments in conglomerate samples and in psammitic samples that contain them
List of Tables
- Table 1a. Chemical composition of rocks in the Goldenville and Halifax groups in the western area, southwestern Nova Scotia PDF Microsoft© Excel© Worksheet
- Table 1b. Chemical composition of rocks in the Goldenville and Halifax groups in the southern area, southwestern Nova Scotia PDF Microsoft© Excel© Worksheet
- Table 2. Definition of point count and recalculated mode parameters PDF Microsoft© Excel© Worksheet
- Table 3. Point count results for metasandstone samples in the Goldenville and Halifax groups, southwestern Nova Scotia PDF Microsoft© Excel© Worksheet
- Table 4. Point count results for conglomerate samples in the Goldenville Group, southwestern Nova Scotia PDF Microsoft© Excel© Worksheet
