Strand Fiord Formation
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| Strand Fiord Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: | |
 Dragon Cliff, including the flood basalt lava layers | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Underlies | Kanguk Formation |
| Overlies | Bastion Ridge Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sill |
| Other | Pyroclastic flow |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 489: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). |
| Region | Nunavut |
| Country | Canada |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Strand Fiord |
| Named by | Souther, 1963[1] |
The Strand Fiord Formation is a Late Cretaceous volcanic component, located on northwestern and west-central Axel Heiberg Island, Nunavut, Canada. The formation contains flood basalts which are found on western Axel Heiberg Island at Dragon Cliff 300 m (980 ft) tall.
The Strand Fiord Formation contains columnar jointing units that are usually 1 to 3 m (3 to 10 ft) in diameter. The formation is interpreted to represent the cratonward extension of the Alpha Ridge, a volcanic ridge that was active during the formation of the Amerasia Basin.[2] The Strand Fiord Formation is also part of the High Arctic Large Igneous Province.
See also
[edit | edit source]- Volcanism of Canada
- Volcanism of Northern Canada
- List of volcanoes in Canada
- Ellesmere Island Volcanics
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Lexicon of Canadian Geological Units. Strand Fiord Formation
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
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