| Title | Basement rocks to the Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan and Alberta |
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| Licence | Please note the adoption of the Open Government Licence - Canada
supersedes any previous licences. |
| Author | Card, C D; Panã, D; Portella, P; Thomas, D J; Annesley, I R |
| Source | EXTECH IV: Geology and Uranium EXploration TECHnology of the Proterozoic Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan and Alberta; by Jefferson, C W (ed.); Delaney, G (ed.); Geological Survey of Canada, Bulletin no.
588, 2007 p. 69-87; 1 CD-ROM, https://doi.org/10.4095/223745 (Open Access) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Alt Series | Saskatchewan Geological Society Special Publication 18 |
| Alt Series | Geological Association of Canada, Mineral Deposits Division, Special Publication 4 |
| Publisher | Natural Resources Canada |
| Document | serial |
| Lang. | English |
| Media | paper; CD-ROM; on-line; digital |
| Related | This publication is contained in Jefferson, C W; Delaney, G;
(2007). EXTECH IV: Geology and Uranium EXploration TECHnology of the Proterozoic Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan and Alberta, Geological Survey of Canada, Bulletin no. 588 |
| Related | This publication is contained in Jefferson, C W; Delaney, G;
(2007). EXTECH IV: Geology and Uranium EXploration TECHnology of the Proterozoic Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan and Alberta, Geological Survey of Canada, Bulletin no. 588 |
| File format | pdf |
| Province | Alberta; Saskatchewan |
| NTS | 64E/13; 64L/03; 64L/04; 64L/05; 64L/06; 64L/12; 64L/13; 74E/15; 74E/16; 74F/07; 74F/08; 74F/09; 74F/10; 74F/11; 74F/12; 74F/13; 74F/14; 74F/15; 74F/16; 74G; 74H/04; 74H/05; 74H/06; 74H/07; 74H/09; 74H/10;
74H/11; 74H/12; 74H/13; 74H/14; 74H/15; 74H/16; 74I; 74J; 74K; 74L; 74M/01; 74M/02; 74M/08; 74N/01; 74N/02; 74N/03; 74N/04; 74N/05; 74N/06; 74N/07; 74N/08; 74N/11; 74N/12; 74O/01; 74O/02; 74O/03; 74O/04; 74O/05; 74O/06; 74O/07; 74O/08; 74P/01;
74P/02; 74P/03; 74P/04; 74P/05; 74P/06; 74P/07 |
| Area | Lake Athabasca; Cree River; Cree Lake; Fond du lac; Stony Rapids; Fort Chipewyan; Richardson River; Wollaston Lake |
| Lat/Long WENS | -112.0000 -103.0000 59.7500 57.0000 |
| Subjects | stratigraphy; structural geology; tectonics; uranium; sedimentation; unconformity-type deposit; unconformities; sedimentary rocks; sandstones; conglomerates; mudstones; basement geology; bedrock
geology; basins; sedimentary basins; basin evolution; structural features; structural analysis; structural interpretations; faults; dykes; lithostratigraphy; Archean; metamorphism; deformation; Athabasca Basin; Athabasca Group; Rae Province; Hearne
Province; Taltson magmatic zone; Murmac Bay Group; Ennadai Group; Hurwitz Group; Wollaston Supergroup; Carswell Structure; Beaverlodge Domain; Zemlak Domain; Tantato Domain; Lloyd Domain; Clearwater Domain; Virgin River Domain; Mudjatik Domain;
Wollaston Domain; Precambrian; Proterozoic |
| Illustrations | sketch maps; tables; cross-sections; plots |
| Program | Exploration Science and Technology (EXTECH IV) Initiative, 2000-2003, Athabasca Uranium Multi-disciplinary Study |
| Program | Northern Resources Development Program |
| Program | Secure Canadian Energy Supply |
| Released | 2007 07 20 |
| Abstract | The basement to the Athabasca Basin comprises rocks of the Rae and Hearne provinces and the Taltson magmatic zone. The Rae Province is characterized by mainly metasedimentary supracrustal sequences,
including the Murmac Bay Group, and Archean and Proterozoic granitoid rocks. The Hearne Province contains Archean granitoid gneiss with interleaved supracrustal belts including the Archean Ennadai Group, the Paleoproterozoic Hurwitz Group, and other
rocks of unknown age. The eastern Hearne Province is dominated by Wollaston Supergroup metasedimentary rocks. The Taltson magmatic zone contains a basement complex that was intruded by ca. 1.99 - 1.96 Ga continental magmatic arc granitoid rocks and
1.95 - 1.92 Ga peraluminous granitoid rocks.
Numerous structural features affected the Athabasca Group and its basement rocks. Their histories were generally protracted and included multiple displacements under ductile and brittle conditions.
Mackenzie diabase dykes cut the Athabasca Group, providing its minimum age. The Carswell Structure is thought to be the result of an Ordovician meteorite impact. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 223745 |
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