Kinematic model for southwestern Newfoundland based upon Silurian sinistral shearing

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Research Article| October 01, 1989 Kinematic model for southwestern Newfoundland based upon Silurian sinistral shearing K. L. Currie; K. L. Currie 1Geological Survey of Canada, 601 Booth Street, Ottawa K1A 0E8, Canada Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar M.A.J. Piasecki M.A.J. Piasecki 1Geological Survey of Canada, 601 Booth Street, Ottawa K1A 0E8, Canada Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information K. L. Currie 1Geological Survey of Canada, 601 Booth Street, Ottawa K1A 0E8, Canada M.A.J. Piasecki 1Geological Survey of Canada, 601 Booth Street, Ottawa K1A 0E8, Canada Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1989) 17 (10): 938–941. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1989)017<0938:KMFSNB>2.3.CO;2 Article history First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation K. L. Currie, M.A.J. Piasecki; Kinematic model for southwestern Newfoundland based upon Silurian sinistral shearing. Geology 1989;; 17 (10): 938–941. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1989)017<0938:KMFSNB>2.3.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract Southwest Newfoundland consists of a mosaic of subzones or terranes recognized by distinctive lithostratigraphy, plutonism, and metamorphism. Subzone boundaries trending east-west exhibit north-over-south thrusting, but northeast-trending boundaries exhibit sinistral transcurrent motion. The pattern suggests sinistral shear around a promontory of late Precambrian rocks on the south shore of the island, and so terranes to the north were thrust southwest, and low-angle thrusts form the lobate boundaries of southern Newfoundland. Radiometric dating suggests a Silurian age for shearing, but sense of shear reversed before Carboniferous time. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.