Laberge Conglomerates Facies and Depositional Setting in Yukon
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Description
Late Triassic-Jurassic sedimentary facies data from the Whitehorse Trough in south-central Yukon, describing conglomerates, sandstones, and other strata. The dataset, provided by the Government of Yukon, details debris flow, sheet-flood, and bar deposits of braided alluvial fan-deltas. It reflects the basin's infilling and closure during the Late Jurassic.
Use Cases
Classifying sedimentary facies based on descriptions of conglomerate types and stratification.
Modeling basin infilling progression based on documented vertical facies transitions.
Analyzing sediment provenance changes based on descriptions of granodioritic sediment increase.
Mapping depositional environments based on descriptions of marine, shoreface, and alluvial strata.
Strengths
Detailed geological description of multiple sedimentary facies and depositional processes.
Clear temporal coverage spanning the Late Triassic to Jurassic periods.
Specific geographic focus on the Whitehorse Trough in Yukon.
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/temporal bias inherent to open_canada.
Provenance
Source
Government of Yukon
Time Range
Late Triassic to Jurassic
Freshness
Last updated 2026-04-17 16:07:52.840302; freshness should be verified.
Geography
Whitehorse Trough, south-central Yukon
Data is available in HTML and PDF formats; tabular structure is not guaranteed.