Quesnellia
Quesnellia, or the Quesnel terrane, is a terrane in British Columbia, Canada; constituent of the Canadian Cordillera. It formed volcanic arc during the Mesozoic era, in the Triassic and Jurassic periods.[1]
The Quesnel terrane forms part of the Intermontane superterrane along with the Stikinia and terranes.[2]
Quesnellia contains numerous deposits of alkalic Copper‐Gold porphyry.[3]
See also[]
- Volcanology of Canada
- Volcanology of Western Canada
References[]
- ^ FAA‐ Site # 1: Quesnel Trough‐BC‐Canada (PDF), PDAC, retrieved 7 Aug 2020
- ^ Accreted terranes of northwestern British Columbia, Canada: Lithospheric velocity structure and tectonics, Journal of Geophysical Research - Solid Earth, retrieved 7 Aug 2020
- ^ Petrochemistry of shoshonitic rocks associated with porphyry copper-gold deposits of central Quesnellia, British Columbia, Canada, Journal of Geochemical Exploration, July 1993, retrieved 7 Aug 2020
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- Geology stubs
- Volcanology stubs
- Geology of British Columbia
- Mesozoic volcanism
- Terranes