Geological Studies in Somerset Island, University of Ottawa Expedition 1965

The 1965 field program, in continuation of a study of the Boothia Uplift, investigated the structure of the Precambrian metamorphic basement, the stratigraphy, sedimentology and paleontology of the Aston and Hunting formations (Proterozoic), the Paleozoic rocks and Cretaceous-Tertiary strata around...

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Published in:ARCTIC
Main Author: Dineley, David
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1966
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Online Access:https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66484
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Summary:The 1965 field program, in continuation of a study of the Boothia Uplift, investigated the structure of the Precambrian metamorphic basement, the stratigraphy, sedimentology and paleontology of the Aston and Hunting formations (Proterozoic), the Paleozoic rocks and Cretaceous-Tertiary strata around Aston Bay and Limestone Island, Stanwell-Fletcher Lake, and Creswell Bay, Devon Island. Study of Recent sedimentation, local Pleistocene features and seismic refraction measurements of the Stanwell-Fletcher Lake and area are also noted. Études géologiques à l'île Somerset, expédition de l'université d'Ottawa, 1965. Les études géologiques effectuées autour de la baie Aston et de l'île Limestone, du lac Stanwell-Fletcher et de la baie Creswell, à l'île Somerset, ont porté sur la structure du soubassement précambrien, la stratigraphie, la sédimentologie et la paléontologie des formations d'Aston et de Hunting, les roches paléozoïques et les strates plus récentes au nord du lac Stanwell-Fletcher. On a étudié aussi la sédimentologie récente du lac et les traits du Quarternaire local.