Mississippian volcanic rocks and associated mineralization in the Pelly Mountains were studied by J. Morin during 1979 and 1980. Alkaline and calc-alkaline volcanic rocks lie above Paleozoic platform strata of carbonate, volcanic, and minor fine-grained clastic rocks. A geological model relates cauldron facies geology to the associated mineralization.
Use Cases
- Modeling mineralization potential based on cauldron facies geology
- Analyzing relationships between volcanic lithology and mineralization
- Studying alkaline and calc-alkaline volcanic rock distributions
- Mapping geological facies divisions within volcanic belts
Strengths
- Study conducted by a named researcher (J. Morin) over two years (1979-1980)
- Geological model proposed linking specific facies to mineralization
- Data originates from the Government of Yukon
Limitations
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
Provenance
- Source
- Government of Yukon
- Collection Method
- Geological study conducted by researcher J. Morin
- Time Range
- Study period: 1979-1980
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-17 15:43:40.234800; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- Pelly Mountains