Proterozoic Ogilvie Mountains Breccia Geology Thesis

1.45 to 0.90 Ga geological data from the Coal Creek Inlier, Yukon Territory, details the Ogilvie Mountains breccia. This thesis analyzes host rock stratigraphy, breccia body morphology, and hydrothermal alteration. It is sourced from a doctoral thesis published by the University of British Columbia.

Use Cases

• Analyze spatial distribution of Ogilvie Mountains breccia bodies along the Northern and Southern Breccia Belts
• Study hydrothermal alteration signatures, including silica, hematite, and sulphide mineral introductions
• Interpret rare earth element chemistry data to assess potential sediment source masking
• Correlate breccia formation age constraints from galena lead isotope data with field relationships
• Map host rock units of the Wernecke Supergroup and Fifteenmile group relative to breccia occurrences

Strengths

• Provides a constrained formation age range of 1.45 to 0.90 Ga for the breccia
• Identifies specific geographic belts (Northern Breccia Belt, Southern Breccia Belt) and associated faults
• Includes analysis of specific hydrothermal alteration minerals and rare earth element chemistry

Limitations

• Data is presented as a static thesis document in HTML format, not as a structured, queryable dataset
• Sample data and columnar structure are unavailable for direct computational analysis
• Focus is limited to a specific geologic inlier in the Yukon, reducing generalizability

Provenance

Source

Doctoral thesis from the University of British Columbia, hosted on open_canada.

Collection Method

Field geology, petrological analysis, and geochemical study.

Time Range

Proterozoic era, specifically formation between 1.45 and 0.90 Ga.

Freshness

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Geography

Coal Creek Inlier, southern Ogilvie Mountains, Yukon Territory, Canada.