Paralava and clinker from the Canadian Arctic: a record of combustion metamorphism dating back to the late Miocene

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
• Main Authors: Reinhardt, Lutz, Estrada, Solveig, Dohrmann, Reiner, Koglin, Nikola, Piepjohn, Karsten, Galloway, Jennifer M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2023
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; Arctic; Ellesmere Island; Mackenzie Delta; Eureka; Eureka Sound; Banks Island
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjes-2022-0142; https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/full-xml/10.1139/cjes-2022-0142; https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/cjes-2022-0142

Outcrops with conspicuous reddish to yellow-colored clinker, blackish paralava, and blends of both with a breccia-like appearance occur across the Canadian Arctic. We examined such rocks on Ellesmere Island, Banks Island, and the Mackenzie Delta area. These rocks are a product from natural combustio...