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Pockmarks on the Scotian Shelf
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EngineeringPaleoceanographyMarine DebrisNova Scotia SearchOceanographyEarth ScienceContinental MarginOceanic ScienceOceanographic ResearchOceanic SystemsContinental ShelfMarine GeologyGeologyGsa BulletinEarth SciencesGeochemistryMarine BiologyGsa Bulletin 1970Scotian Shelf
Research Article| October 01, 1970 Pockmarks on the Scotian Shelf LEWIS H KING; LEWIS H KING Atlantic Oceanographic Laboratory, Bedford Institute, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar BRIAN MacLEAN BRIAN MacLEAN Atlantic Oceanographic Laboratory, Bedford Institute, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information LEWIS H KING Atlantic Oceanographic Laboratory, Bedford Institute, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia BRIAN MacLEAN Atlantic Oceanographic Laboratory, Bedford Institute, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia Publisher: Geological Society of America Received: 24 Apr 1970 First Online: 02 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2674 Print ISSN: 0016-7606 Copyright © 1970, The Geological Society of America, Inc. Copyright is not claimed on any material prepared by U.S. government employees within the scope of their employment. GSA Bulletin (1970) 81 (10): 3141–3148. https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1970)81[3141:POTSS]2.0.CO;2 Article history Received: 24 Apr 1970 First Online: 02 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation LEWIS H KING, BRIAN MacLEAN; Pockmarks on the Scotian Shelf. GSA Bulletin 1970;; 81 (10): 3141–3148. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1970)81[3141:POTSS]2.0.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 SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract Pockmarks are cone-shaped despressions that occur in large numbers across the LaHave clay of the Scotian Shelf. They normally range in diameter from 15 to 45 m and in depth from 5 to 10 m. They were possibly formed by ascending gas or subsurface water leakage from underlying coastal plain sediments. 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.