Late Quaternary movement of Aspy Fault, Nova Scotia
- 1 July 1990
- journal article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
- Vol. 27 (7) , 984-987
- https://doi.org/10.1139/e90-100
Abstract
An emerged Sangamonian (125 ka) intertidal rock platform at +7 m asl is apparently upthrown to +22 m asl along Aspy Fault on Cape Breton Island. The 15 m displacement may be an isostatic response to rapid ice retreat or erosional unloading, or it may be a tectonic effect due to release of crustal stress stored during Wisconsinan glacier cover.Keywords
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