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TABLE Of CONTENTS
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ABSTRACT
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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
1.1lntroduclion
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1.2 Regional Geologic Setting I
1.3 Tectonic Setting of the Humber Zone .....••••••. 6
1.4 Stratigraphy of the Humber Zone 9
1.4.1 ~ Parautochthon ..........•. 9
1.4.2 The Allochthons II
1.5 Previous Work. . .15
1.5.1 Stratigraphic mt Tectonic ..............•....... 15
1.5.2 Sandstone Petrography and Provenance Studies . . .... 2J
1.6 CurttDl Hypotheses .. 28
I.7 Scope aJXI Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
1.8 General Methodology .... 32
1.8.1 Refinement of Nomenclature and Basin Analysis .. 32
1.8.2 Oetennination of Provenance of Ordovician Flysch . 32
1.8.3 Tenninology 33
1.9 Acknowledgenlellts 34
CHAPTER 2 REGIONAL FIELD RELATIONSHIPS AND STRATIGRAPHY
2.1 Introduction
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2.2 Distribution and Stratigraphy of Ordovician Sandstone~ in
Western Newfoundland .37
2.3 Parautochthonous Ordovician SaooSlones .38
2.3.111lc: Black Cove Fonnation .........••. . 40
2.3.2 nle American Tickle fonnalion 40
2.3.1.1 Lilhologic Character .. 40
2.3.2.2 Structure and Thickness ......•.•.•.•...... 42