Haida Gwaii (British Columbia, Canada): a Phanerozoic analogue of a subduction-unrelated Archean greenstone belt

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 9; no. 1; p. 3251
• Main Authors: Shellnutt, J. Gregory, Dostal, Jaroslav
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.03.2019; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 704/2151/209; 704/2151/431; 704/2151/562; Basalt; Crystallization; Geochemistry; Humanities and Social Sciences; Isotopes; Lava; Magma; multidisciplinary; Paleogene; Precambrian; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Silicon dioxide; Triassic; Volcanic rocks; Volcanoes; British Columbia Canada; Canada

Understanding the formation and evolution of Precambrian greenstone belts is hampered by gaps in the rock record and the uncertainty of the tectonic regime that was operating at the time. Thus identifying a modern analogue of a Precambrian greenstone belt can be problematic. In this paper we present...