The Geology of the Kimbriki area

The Kimbriki area to the southwest of Wingham was mapped during 1976. The area consisted of an Upper Palaeozoic sequence at the base of which lies the "Kullatine Series" (renamed "Charity creek Beds"). This is overlain conformably by the Lower Permian Manning Group (Kimbriki Formation, Cedar Party Limestone, Colraine Mudstone). A brief discussion of the structures and deposition mechanisms of the diamictites within the "Charity Creek Beds" is undertaken. A brief facies analysis of the Manning Group units is attempted. Palaeocurrent interpretations indicate a south southwest dipping palaeo slope. Structurally the area is strongly folded and faulted. This is interpreted as having arisen from a northeast-southwest oriented maximum/compressive stress direction. The fauna of the Colraine Mudstone at Kimbriki (including two new species, Nuculopsis kimbrikiensis sp. nov. and Doublatia matheri sp. nov.) was described. This fauna indicated a Sakmarian-Artinskian age for the Colraine Mudstone. The serpentinite and its included rocks (dolerites and amphibolite schists) were briefly described and discussed.