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WE present here geochronological evidence that parts of the Central Mobile Belt and the Avalon Zone of Newfoundland have been contiguous since the Ordovician or earlier, and that some time after about 4 Myr, significant movement took place along part of the boundary.
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BLENKINSOP, J., CUCMAN, P. & BELL, K. Age relationships along the Hermitage Bay–Dover Fault System, Newfoundland. Nature 262, 377–378 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1038/262377a0
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