Mistassini dike swarm

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Map of the Matachewan and Mistassini dike swarms of Eastern Canada

The Mistassini dike swarm is a 2.5 billion year old Paleoproterozoic dike swarm of western Quebec, Canada. It consists of mafic dikes that were intruded in the Superior craton of the Canadian Shield. With an area of 100,000 km2 (39,000 sq mi), the Mistassini dike swarm stands as a large igneous province.[1]

See also

  • Matachewan dike swarm
  • Volcanism of Canada
  • Volcanism of Eastern Canada
  • Volcanism of Northern Canada
  • Volcanism of Western Canada

References

  1. ↑ Igneous rock associations in Canada 3. Large Igneous Provinces (LIPs) in Canada and adjacent regions: 3 Ga to Present.

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