Yukon Geological Survey publication metadata (English, HTML)

Yukon Geological Survey publication metadata: English HTML file. From Government of Yukon, updated Aug 2026. View metadata, licence and the direct download on CanQuery.

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The Wrangellia Terrane along the northwest margin of North America is an extensive accreted oceanic plateau. These volcanic sequences erupted onto an extinct island arc in less than 5 million years at ca. 230 Ma. Triassic Wrangellia basalts and intrusions form a 1 to 10 km-wide linear belt of mafic and ultramafic rocks extending 300 km across southwest Yukon. A total of 85 samples were collected for geochemical and isotopic analysis from 10 widespread areas along the entire length of the linear belt. Field observations during the summer of 2004, and a synthesis of previous research for the Yukon portion of Wrangellia, are part of a larger research project involving Wrangellia basalts extending from Vancouver Island to central Alaska. The Wrangellia volcanic sequences represent one of the finest examples of an accreted oceanic plateau worldwide. They provide an excellent opportunity to gain a better understanding of the mantle source of oceanic plateaus and to assess the role of accretion of oceanic plateaus in continental growth.

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