Bedrock Geology of the Anvil District, Central Yukon

The Anvil Mining District in central Yukon contains exposures of the Selwyn Basin, part of the Cordilleran miogeocline. This compilation likely contains interpreted stratigraphic thicknesses exceeding 7400 meters for metasedimentary rocks ranging from Precambrian to Jurassic age. It was published by the Government of Yukon and last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Map regional bedrock geology based on stratigraphic thickness and rock type descriptions.
• Analyze the distribution of submarine volcanic rocks based on descriptions of Ordovician basaltic formations.
• Study basin evolution based on descriptions of fine clastic sediments and euxinic shales.
• Model tectonic amalgamation based on descriptions of suspect terranes and continental margin rifting.

Strengths

• Interpreted stratigraphic thickness exceeds 7400 meters, providing a substantial vertical scale.
• Covers a wide temporal range from Precambrian or earliest Cambrian through Jurassic.
• Includes descriptions of specific rock types like euxinic carbonaceous shales and epiclastic breccias.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to open_canada.

Provenance

Source

Government of Yukon

Time Range

Latest Precambrian/Early Cambrian through Jurassic

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-17 16:04:19.990691; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Anvil Mining District, central Yukon (parts of NTS 105K/2,3,5,6,7 and 11)