Paleomagnetism of Mesozoic plutons in the westernmost Coast Complex of British Columbia

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
• Main Author: Symons, D. T. A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1977
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; Rupert; Prince Rupert; Captain Cove; Gil Island; Banks Island
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/e77-180; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/e77-180

The Lower Cretaceous Stephens Island (102 ± 8 Ma) and Captain Cove (109 ± 6 Ma) plutons and the Upper Jurassic Gil Island (136 ± 3 Ma) and Banks Island (144 ± 6 Ma) plutons belong to the western K–Ar age zone of the N 35° W trending Coast plutonic complex southwest of Prince Rupert, B.C. After remov...