Lichens colonize
rock formations of
coarse red sandstone
on Signal Hill, a
continuous section
of conglomerate
sedimentary rock
at the entrance to
St. John’s Harbour
(see "Geologic
Ancestors to the Atlantic"
In this issue:
Feature Articles ...
Geologic Ancestors to the Atlantic:
The Geology of Newfoundland By Harold Williams.
Newfoundland, colloquially "The Rock," is a geological paradise
for its coastal rock exposures. These are the “smoking guns”
for the Appalachian model outlined in this account.
The axiom “the truth lies in the rocks” fully applies
to the Appalachian Orogen in Newfoundland.
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Inner Space: The Johnson GEO Centre
By Martha Grantham.
Crystalline rhombus: entrance to a geological showcase
Northern Labrador By Tony Williamson
In 1959–1960, I lived in Nain, Labrador, as a young researcher interested in the impact
on resource harvesting of the closure of the communities of Hebron and Nutak, north of Nain, and the relocation of the Inuit living there to the more southern communities. Some personal snapshots of my first year in northern Labrador offer a benchmark for the rapid changes, the social upheavals, and the struggle for self-determination and cultural sustainability in the decades that followed.
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