Meguma Terrane

GPTKB entity

Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf geological formation
gptkbp:accretedDuring gptkb:Devonian_period
gptkbp:accretedTo gptkb:Laurentia
gptkbp:composedOf Cambrian to Ordovician metasedimentary rocks
Goldenville Formation
Halifax Formation
Meguma Group
gptkbp:contains slate
schist
quartzite
greywacke
gold deposits
phyllite
gptkbp:economicImportance gold mining
gptkbp:extendsTo offshore Nova Scotia
gptkbp:formed gptkb:Paleozoic_era
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Meguma Terrane
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Nova_Scotia
gptkbp:namedAfter Meguma, Nova Scotia
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:northwest_Africa
gptkbp:partOf Appalachian orogen
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Acadian_orogeny
African margin
gptkbp:researchInterest gptkb:paleogeography
tectonic history
gptkbp:separates Avalon Terrane
gptkbp:studiedBy geologists
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:LaHave_Basin
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7