Geology, geochronology, and geochemistry of Archean rocks in the Eqe Bay area, north-central Baffin Island, Canada: constraints on the depositional and tectonic history of the Mary River Group of northeastern Rae Province

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
• Main Authors: Bethune, K M, Scammell, R J
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2003
• Subjects: Baffin Island; Canada; Eqe Bay; Rae; Baffin; Isortoq
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/e03-028; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/e03-028

Results of stratigraphic, U–Pb geochronological, and geochemical study are reported for rocks in a 2800 km 2 area along the southeastern margin of the Archean Rae Province on north-central Baffin Island. Archean rocks include a gneiss complex, two greenstone belts of the Mary River Group, and variou...