Paleomagnetism of the komatiitic basalts of the Ottawa Islands, N.W.T.

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
• Main Authors: Buchan, K. L., Baragar, W. R. A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: French
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1985
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; Hudson Bay; Hudson; Cape Smith; Ottawa Islands
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/e85-056; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/e85-056

The komatiitic basalts of the Ottawa Islands in eastern Hudson Bay are on strike with and believed to form a continuation of similar units of the Cape Smith Belt 150 km to the northeast. Units sampled in the Ottawa Islands all dip gently to the west and hence are not suitable for an internal fold te...