Carbonatites, Nepheline Syenites, Kimberlites and Related Rocks in British Columbia
Carbonatites, Nepheline Syenites, Kimberlites and Related Rocks in British Columbia

Author: British Columbia. Geological Survey Branch

Publisher: Province of British Columbia, Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 158

ISBN-13:

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This study documents alkaline rock occurrences in British Columbia; describes their petrography, geochemistry, economic geology, and field relationships; and determines the timing and tectonic controls of emplacement, providing a basis for future, detailed studies. Work was begun in 1984 and included field mapping during the summers of 1984, 1985, and 1986. All the carbonatite-syenite localities (with the exception of the Wicheeda Lake and Mount Bisson showings) and a large number of the diatreme breccias were mapped and sampled.

8th International Kimberlite Conference: The J. Barry Hawthorne volume
8th International Kimberlite Conference: The J. Barry Hawthorne volume

Author: Roger H. Mitchell

Publisher: Gulf Professional Publishing

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 982

ISBN-13: 9780444517777

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Volume 2, dedicated to Barry Hawthorne, presents papers concerned with the genesis of eclogites, the mineralogy of diamond and its inclusions, exploration methods for kimberlite, the geochemistry of the upper mantle and the character of cratons.

Principles of Practical Tectonic Analysis of Cratonic Regions
Principles of Practical Tectonic Analysis of Cratonic Regions

Author: Henry Lyatsky

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2006-04-10

Total Pages: 487

ISBN-13: 3540493964

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Steep crystalline-basement faults, commonly indicated by potential-field anomalies, played a crucial role in evolution of continental cratonic platforms. In the Phanerozoic Western Canada Sedimentary Province, history of crustal block movements and warps is reconstructed from the distribution of depocenters, lithofacies and structures in structural-formational étages in sedimentary cover. Each étage is a rock succession formed during a particular tectonic stage; regional tectonic restructuring closes each stage, and the next stage represents a new tectonic regime. Practical tectonic analysis, based on observation of rocks and geophysical data, is a reliable guide for deciphering a region's geologic history and for resource exploration.