Research Article| December 01, 1937 Silurian strata of White Bay, Newfoundland GEORGE R. HEYL GEORGE R. HEYL Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar GSA Bulletin (1937) 48 (12): 1773–1784. https://doi.org/10.1130/GSAB-48-1773 Article history received: 22 Apr 1937 first online: 02 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation GEORGE R. HEYL; Silurian strata of White Bay, Newfoundland. GSA Bulletin 1937;; 48 (12): 1773–1784. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/GSAB-48-1773 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 SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract INTRODUCTIONIn the White Bay region, at the eastern base of the great Northern Peninsula of Newfoundland, Silurian rocks underlie a considerable area adjacent to the west coast of the bay.The Northern Peninsula—the northward continuation of the Long Range Mountains—is an upland area of rugged topography; in the vicinity of White Bay it consists for the most part of pre-Cambrian crystalline rocks. Between this upland and the west shore of White Bay is a strip of country of lower altitude, underlain by Paleozoic rocks. This belt varies in width from 9 miles in its more southern portion to less than 3 miles at Coney Head near its north end. It consists of sedimentary rocks (with a relatively small proportion of volcanic rocks) which strike north-northeast, and, in general, dip to the east. The Paleozoic series is summarized in Table 1. The Silurian and older rocks are intruded . . . 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.