Geology of Biscay Bay-Cape Race area, Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland - Pioneering Work by S.B.Misra. The Discovery of Late Precambrian Fossils of Mistaken Point Fauna,Southeastern Newfoundland 1968.MS thesis Memorial University,St.John's

Pioneering Work on Mistaken Point Fauna

MISRA, S.B, (1969) 
Geology of Biscay Bay-Cape Race area, Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland. 
Unpub. M.S.Thesis, Memorial Uni., Newfoundland. Canada, p.139., 1969.

GEOLOGY OF BISCAY BAY - CAPE RACE AREA

South Eastern Newfoundland

by 

SHIVA BALAK MISRA

A THESIS

Submitted  in partial fulfillment of the requirements

for

MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND

the Degree of Master of Science

1969

CONTENTS

Page
CHAPTER I : INTRODUCTION 1-7
Location and Accessibility 1-2
Previous Work 2-3
Physiography 4-6
Beaches 6
Glaciation 7
CHAPTER II : GENERAL GEOLOGY 12 - 28
Conception Group 13 - 25
Drook Formation 14 - 15
Name 14
Distribution and Thickness 14
Lithology 14 - 15
Relation to Underlying and Overlying rocks 15
Freshwater Point Formation 17 - 18
Name 17
Distribution and Thickness 17
Relation to Underlying and Overlying rocks 18
Cape Cove Formation 19 - 23
Name 19
Distribution and Thickness 19
Lithology 19 - 20
Relation to Underlying and Overlying Rocks 22
Age and Correlation 22 - 24
Cabot Group 24 - 27
St. John's Formation 24 - 27
Name 24
Distribution and Thickness 25
Lithology 25 - 27
Relation to Underlying and Overlying Rocks 27
CHAPTER III : PRIMARY SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURES 38 - 51
Bedding External form 39
Bedding internal organization and structure 40 - 42
Massive 40
Laminated 40 - 41
Horizontal Lamination 40
Cross Lamination 41
Graded Bedding 42 - 43
Bedding Plane Markings and Irregularities 42 - 46
On Base of Beds 43 - 44
Sole Marks 43 - 44
Within the Beds or Bedding 44- 45
Concretions 44
Cone-in- Cone 45
On Top of the Beds 45 - 46
Bedding Deformed by Penecontemporaneous Processes 46 - 51
Foundering or Thixotrophy 46 - 47
Slump Structures 47- 51
Slump Folds 47 - 48
Sandstone cylinder 49
Slump nodules and related features 49 - 50
Discussion 50 - 51
CHAPTER IV : SECONDARY STRUCTURES 82 - 90
Folds 84 - 86
Faults 86 - 88
Cleavage 88 - 89
Joints 89 - 90
CHAPTER V : PRECAMBRIAN LIFE 101-109
Mode of occurrence 102 -104
Description of fossils 104 -108
Spindle -shaped Organisms 104 -106
Leaf - shaped Organisms 106 -107
Round lobate organisms 107 -108
Radiating organisms 108
Discussion 108 -109
CHAPTER VI : DEPOSITIONAL HISTORY OF THE AREA 128 -135

NOTE : The thesis contains Four tables and Seventy one illustrations including maps and photographs . There is one full chapter on the Precambrian life and this contains description of fossils and their photographs. The thesis should be available in the Library of the Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada. It is available also with the author Prof. S.B.Misra.

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