<p> The Thelon Tectonic Zone is a major structural,
metamorphic and lithological feature of the Precambrian
Shield in the Northwest Territories. Situated within this
Zone is a 30 square kilometre plutonic body. Rubidium-
Strontium whole rock geochronology yields an age range of
1650 - 2200 Ma for the emplacement of this pluton. Field
and petrographic evidence indicates that the pluton has
suffered post-emplacement deformation, representative of a
late Proterozoic metamorphic event. Major and trace
element geochemistry suggests that this high Ca,
ferrogranodiorite-tonalite intrusive body is associated
with a subduction-related, continental margin tectonic
environment. </p> / Thesis / Bachelor of Science (BSc)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:mcmaster.ca/oai:macsphere.mcmaster.ca:11375/19540 |
| Date | 04 1900 |
| Creators | Newman, Richard |
| Contributors | McNutt, R. M., Geology |
| Source Sets | McMaster University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
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