Quesnellia

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Quesnellia, or the Quesnel terrane, is a terrane in British Columbia, Canada; constituent of the Canadian Cordillera. It formed as a volcanic arc during the Mesozoic era, in the Triassic and Jurassic periods. [1]

The Quesnel terrane forms part of the Intermontane superterrane along with the Stikinia and Cache Creek terranes. [2]

Quesnellia contains numerous deposits of alkalic Copper‐Gold porphyry. [3]

See also

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


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