Please send me your best observations from the Quad trail in the following questions
1: Looking along the coastline do you see evidence of a geological collision?
2: Look at the conglomerate rocks do you see any with quartzite or reddish volcanic rock?
3: What is your estimate of the diameter of the largest rock you see?
If you like please include an optional photo
The geology of Cape Anguille is deeply intertwined with the development of the island of Newfoundland.
This region of Cape Anguille bedrock is characterized by its ancient rocks some dating as far back as half a billion years ago through plate tectonics.
Development of Newfoundland began 620 million years ago with a geological process called The Wilson Cycle involving rifting,drifting and the collision of continental and oceanic crust.
The extreme compression forces from these collisions formed the faulted and folded landmass and rock in Cape Anguille.
Cape Anguille conglomerate rocks provide evidence of these collisions including thick grey or brownish grey cobble conglomerate with both rounded cobble and boulders , these conglomerates can also contain quartzite and red volcanic rock.
All the questions can be answered from staying on the Quad trail so there is no need to go down to the coastline.And most of all have fun in this Earthcache on the most western part of Newfoundland !