Nauyat Formation

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Map of the Mackenzie Large Igneous Province and its sub-features. The Nauyat Formation is shown as "Nauyat volcanics".

The Nauyat Formation is a Neoproterozoic geologic formation located on northwestern Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada. It consists of a series of continental flood basalt lava flows of the Mackenzie Large Igneous Province with a thickness of at least 360 m (1,180 ft).[1]

See also

  • Volcanism of Canada
  • Volcanism of Northern Canada
  • Volcanism of Eastern Canada
  • Volcanism of Western Canada

References

  1. ↑ Geochemistry of Neohelikian Nauyat plateau basalts, Borden rift basin, northwestern Baffin Island, Canada

Coordinates: 73°16′N 083°20′W / 73.267°N 83.333°W / 73.267; -83.333

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