Contrasting seismic characteristics of three major faults in northwestern Canada

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
• Main Authors: Snyder, David B, Roberts, Brian J, Gordey, Steven P
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2005
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; Yellowknife; Canada; Andreas; Teslin; Yellowknife River
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/e05-027; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/e05-027

The Lithoprobe Slave – Northern Cordillera Lithospheric Evolution (SNORCLE) profiles crossed three major tectonic zones of the northwestern Canadian Shield and northern Canadian Cordillera that are diverse in age and in depth of penetration. The oldest (2630–2590 Ma), the Yellowknife River fault zon...