Cow Bay gold district, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 44° 37' 50'' North , 63° 26' 31'' West |
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 44.63083,-63.44222 |
Köppen climate type: | Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate |
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Ordovician - Cambrian 443.8 - 541 Ma ID: 2683817 | Goldenville Formation Age: Paleozoic (443.8 - 541 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Goldenville Formation Description: Sandstone turbidites and slate: continental rise prism (in places metamorphosed to schist and gneiss), >5600 m (U-Pb concordant zircon and detrital titanite ages near base and top of unit of 566 ± 8 and 552 ± 5 Ma respectively) Reference: Kippie, J.D. (compiler), B.E. Fisher, J.C. Poole. Geological Map of the Province of Nova Scotia, Scale 1:500 000. Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources. [118] |
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Localities in this Region
- Nova Scotia
- Halifax Co.
- Cow Bay Gold District
- Halifax Co.