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England, T. D. J.; 1989; Late Cretaceous to Paleogene evolution of the Georgia Basin, Southwestern British Columbia. PhD thesis; Memorial University of Newfoundland; 560p |
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Memorial University of Newfoundland |
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http://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/England=3ATimothy_David_John=3A=3A.html |
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Georgia Basin is an elongate forearc basin that initially developed in the Late Cretaceous (Turonian - Maastrichtian). Its origin is ascribed to subduction- related lithospheric downwarping of Wrangellian crust trapped within the arc-trench gap during active convergence on the Pacific margin of North America. The sedimentary record of this period of basin development is the siliciclastic Nanaimo Group. The group is composed of distinct, alternating, dominantly coarse grained and fine grained formations, deposited during times of high and low rates of sediment delivery to the basin, respectively. |
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Vancouver Island North, Vancouver Island South, South Gulf Islands, North Gulf Islands |
Sub-watershed if known |
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