Geology and U-Pb geochronology of the Island Lake greenstone belt, northwestern Superior Province, Manitoba

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
• Main Authors: Corfu, Fernando, Lin, Shoufa
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2000
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; Hayes; Hayes River
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/e00-043; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/e00-043

Mapping and U-Pb geochronology have been used to examine the tectonic and depositional history of the Archean Island Lake greenstone belt in the northwestern Superior Province. The Island Lake greenstone belt comprises two main supracrustal successions, the older Hayes River Group and the younger Is...