Paleomagnetism of the Tulemalu dykes, Northwest Territories, Canada

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
• Main Authors: Fahrig, W. F., Christie, K. W., Eade, K. E., Tella, S.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1984
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; Northwest Territories; Canada; Great Slave Lake; Mackay; Keewatin
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/e84-059; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/e84-059

Easterly trending Tulemalu diabase dykes that cut an area of predominantly Archean rock in southern Keewatin were magnetized more than 2200 Ma ago. Thirteen of the sampled sites (dykes) exhibit a southeast-down remanent magnetization and five sites give a more poorly grouped direction that is revers...