Paleomagnetism of Siluro- Devonian rocks from eastern Maine.

D. V. Kent; N. D. Opdyke

doi:10.1139/e80-176

Paleomagnetism of Siluro- Devonian rocks from eastern Maine.

D. V. Kent, N. D. Opdyke

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A diverse suite of rocks was collected for paleomagnetic study from two formations in the Eastport area of NE Maine: 18 sites (103 samples) from redbeds and diabase sills of the Hersey Formation (uppermost Silurian to Lower Devonian) and 14 sites (74 samples) from lavas, redbeds, and calcareous nodules of the Eastport Formation (Lower Devonian; Rb/Sr age 412 Ma). The paleopoles are removed from the Upper Silurian Bloomsburg Formation pole, but are in reasonable agreement with similar age results from central Newfoundland, suggesting that the Acadia displaced terrain encompassed these areas. Siluro-Devonian paleopoles from intrusive rocks in northeastern N America are generally widely divergent and these may not be providing an accurate record of paleomagnetic field in all cases.-Author

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1653-1665
Number of pages	13
Journal	Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
Volume	17
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1139/e80-176
State	Published - 1980
Externally published	Yes

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