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

Chedabucto Fault

The Chedabucto Fault is a fault that divides Mainland Nova Scotia from the Minas Basin in the west to Chedabucto Bay in the east into the Avalon zone in the north and the Meguma Zone in the south .The Avalon and Meguma Zones are different because they belonged to different land masses that were...

. This fault runs from Truro

Truro, Nova Scotia

-Education:Truro has one high school, Cobequid Educational Centre. Post-secondary options include a campus of the Nova Scotia Community College, as well as the Nova Scotia Agricultural College in the neighboring town of Bible Hill.- Sports :...

 to Cape Chignecto

Cape Chignecto

Cape Chignecto is a headland located on the Bay of Fundy coast of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.Cape Chignecto is located at the westernmost tip of Cumberland County and is the western limit of the Cobequid Hills, a low mountain range that is part of the Appalachian Mountains and extends...

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

Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...

 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 Cape Chignecto Provincial Park

Cape Chignecto Provincial Park

Cape Chignecto Provincial Park is a Canadian provincial park located in Nova Scotia. A wilderness park, it derives its name from Cape Chignecto, a prominent headland which divides the Bay of Fundy with Chignecto Bay to the north and the Minas Channel leading to the Minas Basin to the east...

 and 50 Million years after Grey sandstone rich in fossil plants were deposited . At Five Islands Provincial Park at Red Rocks there are red rocks formed by the large accumulation of mud, sand and gravel around 210 Million years ago.