Magnetization of the Perry Formation of New Brunswick, and the rotation of Newfoundland: Reply to G. W. Pearce and G. N. Freda
Except for one point we do not wish to argue the details of our paper. The data are on record and the curious reader is in a position to decide for himself. However, we feel we must point out that the magnetization of site BH2 cannot be "envisaged as made up of one main component which is the lone survivor after cleaning at 600 "C, and of several other components oriented at random", as Pearce and Freda suggest, since the removal of random components could not cause the observed mean direction change of more than 30" (see our Table 11, (Robertson et al. 1968, p. 1179)). Oddly enough Pearce and Freda do agree with the main point of our paper when they state "Robertson et al. have indeed clearlv demonstrated that Black's data cannot be conkdered as conclusive ..." The magnetism of the Perry Formation is so complex that the results are inconclusive and cannot be used as a basis for arguing that Newfoundland has rotated.