The Churchill kimberlite field, Nunavut, Canada: petrography, mineral chemistry, and geochronology

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
• Main Authors: Zurevinski, S. E., Heaman, L. M., Creaser, R. A., Strand, P.
• Other Authors: Davis, Bill
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2008
• Subjects: Nunavut; Hudson Bay; Canada; Hudson; Rankin Inlet; The Corridor; Attawapiskat; Chesterfield Inlet
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/e08-052; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/full-xml/10.1139/E08-052; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/E08-052

Seventy-nine kimberlite intrusions have been identified in the Churchill Province, Nunavut, the result of an aggressive diamond exploration program by Shear Minerals Ltd. and their partners. This is one of Canada’s newest and largest kimberlite districts, situated immediately west of Hudson Bay betw...