Geology of the Archean Prince Albert Group in the Richards Bay Area, Northeastern Melville Peninsula, District of Franklin, Northwest Territories
Author: Mikkel Schau
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Published: 1997
Total Pages: 58
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKDescribes the geology of the Prince Albert Group on the Bouverie Islands and Coxe Islands in Richards Bay, Northwest Territories, located 30 kilometres north-west of Igloolik. Information is included on the lithology of the three Archean formations of the Group (Adge-go, Richards Bay, and Mount Sabine formations), the structural geology and metamorphic grade of the Group, and the Group's mode of origin, including depositional environment, volcanic regimes, and tectonics. Descriptions are also provided of younger plutons found in the area. A brief preliminary evaluation of the area's mineral resources concludes the report.