Regional depth-controlled hydrothermal metamorphism in the Zymoetz River area, British Columbia

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
• Main Authors: Mihalynuk, M. G., Ghent, E. D.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1996
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; Telkwa; Zymoetz River; Iceland
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/e96-088; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/e96-088

An estimated 6 km of basic to silicic volcanic flows and clastic rocks of the Early Jurassic Telkwa Formation is exposed in moderately east-dipping fault blocks along the Zymoetz River, British Columbia. Extensive wholesale zeolitic replacement of porous tuff beds suggests widespread hydrothermal ac...