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Figure 5.13: Geological features <strong>of</strong> the Adirondack region (Dix <strong>and</strong> Molgat, 1998).5.4.4 Ottawa River Clusters (WQ6, WQ7, WQ8)The Ottawa River clusters are located in the mid-<strong>western</strong> part <strong>of</strong> the WQSZ. The geology<strong>of</strong> the Ottawa Valley consists <strong>of</strong> Paleozoic sedimentary rocks <strong>of</strong> the Ottawa Valley-St.Lawrence Lowl<strong>and</strong> regions, <strong>and</strong> Grenvillian basement consisting <strong>of</strong> metasedimentary <strong>and</strong>metavolcanic rocks intruded by plutons (1160-970 Ma) (Hewitt, 1964; Williams et al.,1992). The Ottawa graben is bounded by steeply dipping, EW- to WNW-striking faults(Rim<strong>and</strong>o <strong>and</strong> Benn, 2005) (Fig. 5.5). A dense network <strong>of</strong> approximately east-west84

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