The Cobequid Fault is a fault that is the extension of the

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. This fault runs from

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south of the Cobequid Hills. Both the Cobequid fault and the Chedabucto Fault form the Minas Fault zone splitting

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into the Avalon Zone and the Meguma Zone. Movement on the Cobequid Fault started before 400 million years ago and end around 40 million years ago. Between that time around 350 million years violent volcanic eruptions at Spicers Cove north

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and 50 million years after grey sandstone rich in fossil plants were deposited. At

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there are red rocks formed by the large accumulation of mud, sand and gravel around 210 million years ago.

References

Geology of the Scotian Margin
* Georgia Pe-piper, David J.W. Piper
"A synopsis of the geology of the Cobequid Highlands, Nova Scotia"
''Atlantic Geology'', 2003 Geology of Nova Scotia Landforms of Nova Scotia Rock formations of Canada {{NovaScotia-geo-stub