On the holotype of "Astropolithon hindii"

Authors

  • R. K. Pickerill Department of Geology, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, N.B. E3B 5A3

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4138/1578

Abstract

The holotype of the problematic structure "Astropolithon hindii" is described and interpreted as a deformed sand volcano, similar in morphology to many of the previously described sand volcanoes from the Cambro-Ordovician Meguma Group of Nova Scotia. RÉSUMÉ On redécrit l'holotype de la structure problem at (que "Astropolithon hindii" et l'interprète comme étant un volcan de sable déforme et semblable en morphologic à plusieurs volcans de sable crits auparavant dans le Groupe de Meguma (Cambro-Ordovician de la Nouvelle-Écosse). [Traduit par le journal]

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Published

1984-08-08

How to Cite

Pickerill, R. K. (1984). On the holotype of "Astropolithon hindii". Atlantic Geoscience, 20(2). https://doi.org/10.4138/1578

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 2 (1984)

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