Glacial and Paraglacial Genesis of Conglomeratic Rocks of the Chibougamau Formation (Aphebian), Chibougamau, Quebec
Conglomeratic rocks of the Chibougamau Formation are interpreted as the products of deposition in a glacial and paraglacial environment, in an area of undulating topography at the margin of an extensive Aphebian ice sheet. Mixtiles and graded laminites with dropstones were deposited in a glacial and...
| Published in: | Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Canadian Science Publishing
1974
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/e74-116 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/e74-116 |
| Summary: | Conglomeratic rocks of the Chibougamau Formation are interpreted as the products of deposition in a glacial and paraglacial environment, in an area of undulating topography at the margin of an extensive Aphebian ice sheet. Mixtiles and graded laminites with dropstones were deposited in a glacial and proglacial lacustrine environment. Intact framework conglomerates, conglomeratic sandstones and massive sandstone units were produced on alluvial fans in a paraglacial environment, predominantly as debris flows. Correlation between the Chibougamau Formation and the Huronian Gowganda Formation of Ontario is consistent with the environmental interpretation of both formations. |
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