SNARE–YELLOWKNIFE RELATIONS, DISTRICT OF MACKENZIE, N.W.T., CANADA

Within the District of Mackenzie, N.W.T., Canada, Snare Group rocks unconformably overlie Yellowknife Group; both groups of rocks are Precambrian in age. Snare deformation has modified the already deformed Yellowknife rocks and examples are given of Yellowknife "basement" response to the v...

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Published in:Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
Main Authors: Ross, John V., McGlynn, John C.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1965
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/e65-011
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/e65-011
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Summary:Within the District of Mackenzie, N.W.T., Canada, Snare Group rocks unconformably overlie Yellowknife Group; both groups of rocks are Precambrian in age. Snare deformation has modified the already deformed Yellowknife rocks and examples are given of Yellowknife "basement" response to the varying styles of Snare "cover" deformation.