Quesnellia

Quesnellia, or the Quesnel terrane, a terrane in British Columbia, Canada, is a constituent of the Canadian Cordillera. It formed as a volcanic arc during the Triassic and Jurassic periods of the Mesozoic era.

The Quesnel terrane forms part of the Intermontane superterrane along with the Stikinia and Cache Creek terranes.

Quesnellia contains numerous deposits of alkalic copper‐gold porphyry.

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References

  1. ↑ FAA‐ Site # 1: Quesnel Trough‐BC‐Canada (PDF), PDAC, retrieved 7 Aug 2020
  2. ↑ Hammer, Philip T. C.; Clowes, Ron M. (2004), "Accreted terranes of northwestern British Columbia, Canada: Lithospheric velocity structure and tectonics", Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 109 (B6), Bibcode:2004JGRB..109.6305H, doi:10.1029/2003JB002749, retrieved 7 Aug 2020
  3. ↑ Tucker Barrie, C. (July 1993), "Petrochemistry of shoshonitic rocks associated with porphyry copper-gold deposits of central Quesnellia, British Columbia, Canada", Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 48 (2): 225–258, Bibcode:1993JCExp..48..225T, doi:10.1016/0375-6742(93)90006-8, retrieved 7 Aug 2020