Author: Nova Scotia Steel and Coal Co LtdPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780265913604
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
Excerpt from Iron Ore Mines at Wabana, Newfoundland, of the Nova Scotia Steel and Coal Co. Limited Bell Island's clifis rise perpendicularly for several hundred feet and in many cases they overhang, the incessant ravages of the sea hav ing worn away the base. Geologists assert that the island is a remnant of an immense syncline or trough of sediments deposited in Cambrian times. The general outline of Conception Bay was then the same as now but larger. It is supposed that it was the estuary of a large river that flowed down from the higher land to the west, and a series of ripple marks found on the island strengthens this belief. Enormous quanti ties of sediment were evidently carried into the estuary, and the bay began to fill up. There was a continual readjustment of pressure and eventually this whole portion of Newfoundland was gradually lifted above sea level. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
