Volume 4, Number 1 (1977)
Articles

Mineralization Related to Post-Acadian Tectonism in Southern New Brunswick

A. A. Ruitenberg
Department of Natural Resources, Sussex, New Brunswick.
S. R. McCutcheon
Department of Natural Resources, Sussex, New Brunswick.
D. V. Venugopal
Department of Natural Resources, Sussex, New Brunswick.
G. A. Pierce
Department of Natural Resources, Sussex, New Brunswick.

Published 1977-03-03

How to Cite

Ruitenberg, A. A., McCutcheon, S. R., Venugopal, D. V., & Pierce, G. A. (1977). Mineralization Related to Post-Acadian Tectonism in Southern New Brunswick. Geoscience Canada, 4(1). Retrieved from https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/GC/article/view/2981

Abstract

The formation of post-Acadian mineral deposits in southern New Brunswick is correlated with a distinct sequence of tectonic events. A great variety of epigenetic deposits occur within and along the contacts of Middle Devonian to Early Carboniferous igneous intrusions and associated sub-volcanic stocks, that were emplaced in a succession of distensional structures. The host rocks of the stratiform deposits generally reflect formation contemporaneous with gentle epeirogenic movements. The intervening strata reflect episodes of intense faulting and folding. Climatic conditions associated with the formation of different stratiform deposits varied from arid to humid.