Geological Survey of Canada, Current Research (Online) no. 2004-C7

Download or read book Geological Survey of Canada, Current Research (Online) no. 2004-C7 written by Edith Martel and published by Natural Resources Canada. This book was released on 2004 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report presents findings of a bedrock geological mapping project carried out in 2003 in the Ferguson Lake area, located about 200 kilometres west of Rankin Inlet, Nunavut. The project was initiated to provide better understanding of the geology & deformation history of the area and to put a local nickel-copper-platinum group element deposit into a regional context. The main part of the report describes the rock units exposed in the area (metamorphosed supracrustal rocks and intrusive rocks) and the area's structural elements (gneissosity, folds, foliation, shear zones, faulting). An attempt is then made to correlate the deformational features observed in the area with those documented by other researchers. Finally, implications of the findings for the timing of mineralization are briefly discussed.