Paleomagnetism of the Great Slave Supergroup, Northwest Territories, Canada: the Tochatwi Formation

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
• Main Authors: Evans, M. E., Bingham, D. K.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1976
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; Northwest Territories; Canada; Buff
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/e76-059; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/e76-059

The Tochatwi Formation comprises some 800 m of fine-grained red to buff sandstone in the upper part of the Great Slave Supergroup. Recent geological work indicates an age of 1700 m.y., but this is not yet known with certainty. Results from 29 sampling sites stratigraphically covering the Tochatwi Fo...