scholarly journals Expertise on the Cobequid-Chedabucto Fault Zone and Cape Breton Island systems

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
G Baldwin ◽  
K Neyedley
Keyword(s):  
Fault Zone ◽  
Cape Breton Island ◽  
Cape Breton

Chronology of Devonian to early Carboniferous rifting and igneous activity in southern Magdalen Basin based on U-Pb (zircon) dating

2002 ◽  
Vol 39 (8) ◽  
pp. 1219-1237 ◽  
Author(s):  
Greg R Dunning ◽  
Sandra M Barr ◽  
Peter S Giles ◽  
D Colin McGregor ◽  
Georgia Pe-Piper ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nova Scotia ◽  
Fault Zone ◽  
Middle Devonian ◽  
Volcanic Rocks ◽  
Early Carboniferous ◽  
Late Devonian ◽  
Cape Breton Island ◽  
Cape Breton ◽  
Igneous Activity ◽  
Age Determinations

Fifteen U–Pb (zircon) radiometric age determinations have been made on igneous rocks of Middle Devonian to Early Carboniferous age from the southern margin of the Magdalen basin in Cape Breton Island and northern mainland Nova Scotia. Volcanic rocks interbed with early rift-basin sedimentary rocks with some palynological biostratigraphy; dated intrusive rocks cut these sedimentary units. Our biostratigraphically constrained ages are in close agreement with the current Devonian time scale. Combined with previously published data, the age determinations show that igneous activity occurred in four pulses: Middle Devonian (390–385 Ma), early Late Devonian (375–370 Ma), latest Devonian to early Tournaisian (365–354 Ma), and late Tournaisian to early Visean (ca. 339 Ma). Middle Devonian (385–389 Ma) volcanic rocks are confined to the Guysborough Group. The Fisset Brook Formation (basalt and minor rhyolite) in the type area and elsewhere in Cape Breton Island and northern mainland Nova Scotia is Late Devonian (ca. 373 Ma), whereas the biostratigraphically distinct succession at Lowland Cove is younger (365 Ma). These Late Devonian rocks are synchronous with plutonism in the Cape Breton Highlands and the Meguma terrane. In the Cobequid Highlands, rhyolite of the Fountain Lake Group was synchronous with Horton Group deposition and with widespread granite plutons (362–358 Ma) emplaced during shear on the Cobequid fault zone. The overlying Diamond Brook Formation basalts are slightly younger (355 Ma). Late Tournaisian – early Visean mafic intrusions and minor basalt occur along the Cobequid – Chedabucto fault zone and in a belt from southern New Brunswick through Prince Edward Island to southwestern Cape Breton Island.

Culinary tourism on Cape Breton Island

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Erna MacLeod
Keyword(s):  
Tourism Destination ◽  
Cape Breton Island ◽  
Culinary Tourism ◽  
Economic Significance ◽  
Cape Breton ◽  
Local Stakeholders ◽  
Resilient Communities ◽  
World Class ◽  
Ecological Relations ◽  
Developed World

Cape Breton Island is a well-known North American tourism destination with long-standing attractions such as the Cabot Trail and more recently developed world-class offerings such as the Cabot Links Golf Course. Tourism contributes significantly to Cape Breton’s economy, particularly since the mid-20th century as traditional resource-based industries have declined. In the 21st century, culinary tourism has become increasingly important to expand the island’s tourism offerings and to provide “authentic” tourism experiences. This study examines local-food tourism in Cape Breton to illuminate its cultural and economic significance. I conducted interviews with food producers, restaurateurs, government representatives, and tourism executives. I also consulted websites and policy documents and compared local stakeholders’ experiences and perspectives with official tourism strategies. Promoting culinary tourism raises questions of power, autonomy, inclusion, and accountability. My study accentuates possibilities for aligning economic and ecological goals to create resilient communities, foster equitable social and ecological relations, and establish Cape Breton as a culinary tourism destination.

Cape Breton ruby, a new Canadian gemstone discovery, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia

2007 ◽  
Vol 30 (5) ◽  
pp. 279-286 ◽  
Author(s):  
David J. Mossman ◽  
James D. Duivenvoorden ◽  
Fenton M. Isenor
Keyword(s):  
Nova Scotia ◽  
Cape Breton Island ◽  
Cape Breton

scholarly journals Ar/Ar thermochronology of the Aspy and Bras d'Or terranes, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
D A Kellett ◽  
S M Barr ◽  
D van Rooyen ◽  
C E White
Keyword(s):  
Nova Scotia ◽  
Cape Breton Island ◽  
Cape Breton
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