Transtensional arm of the early Mesozoic Fundy rift basin: Penecontemporaneous faulting and sedimentation

Research Article| August 01, 1990 Transtensional arm of the early Mesozoic Fundy rift basin: Penecontemporaneous faulting and sedimentation Paul E. Olsen; Paul E. Olsen 1Department of Geological Sciences and Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades, New York 10964 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Roy W. Schlische Roy W. Schlische 1Department of Geological Sciences and Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades, New York 10964 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Geology (1990) 18 (8): 695–698. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1990)018<0695:TAOTEM>2.3.CO;2 Article history first online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Paul E. Olsen, Roy W. Schlische; Transtensional arm of the early Mesozoic Fundy rift basin: Penecontemporaneous faulting and sedimentation. Geology 1990;; 18 (8): 695–698. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1990)018<0695:TAOTEM>2.3.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract Formed as a major right-lateral fault zone during Paleozoic collisional orogenies and reactivated as a left-oblique system during the early Mesozoic, the east-striking Minas fault zone of Atlantic Canada controlled adjacent sedimentation in the Fundy rift basin, producing a series of synsedimentary microbasins. Northeast-striking boundary faults of the Fundy basin underwent mostly early Mesozoic normal slip and are reactivated Paleozoic thrusts. The adjacent basin has a much thicker section, transverse folds, and synthetic rider blocks. Contrasts in structural and stratigraphic styles are a response to local deformation controlled by reactivated fault zones of differing orientation under consistent northwest-southeast early Mesozoic extension rather than responses to a sequence of changing stress patterns. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.