Rhyolite

Specimen Summary

basaltic andesite

Locality description: Continuous outcrop along the west side of highway 16 approximately 18 km north of Moricetown. Park at the pullout on the east side of the highway, cross the highway and walk south to the KM300 sign.
Structure: The massive basaltic andesite flows exposed at this locality are believed to dip moderately to the south based on bedding observed at locality DMA18-005
Geological Environment: These massive flows are believed to be proximal to a major volcanic eruptive center that began forming in the Rocher Deboule range in early Cretaceous time. Regionally similar age flows are known to have been erupted in a submarine environment as evidenced by interbedded shallow marine to fluvial-deltaic sedimentary rocks. This suggests an environment where a nascent volcanic arc developed along an ancient shallow water to deltaic coastal plain.
Age constraints: The age of the rocks exposed at this locality is based on their stratigraphic position within know early Cretaceous sedimentary units.
Notes on stratigraphic assignment: Basaltic andesite flows and flow-breccias in the Rocher Deboule Range are mapped as the Rocky Ridge volcanics of the Skeena Group. These volcanics are well exposed on Rocky Ridge which forms the southern limit of the Rocher Deboule Range. The Rocky Ridge volcanics are included as a subdivision of the Skeena Group because they are typically interbedded with Skeena Group marine and fluvial deltaic sedimentary rocks.

Specimen Data

 

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Collection Details

Original Collection:

Smithers Exploration Group (SEG)

Sub Collection:

Tour

Collection ID:

DMA18-004

Virtual Museum ID:

19-DMA18-004

Accessibility:

Date Added to VM:

2019-02-21

Location Information

Sample Origin:

Morricetown, B.C.

Specific Site:

North of Moricetown Park

UTM Easting:

602832

UTM Northing:

6115357

Datum:

09 (NAD 83)

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Specimen Details

VM Category:

Rock

Primary Features:

Rhyolite

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Secondary Features:

-

Advanced Geological Information

 

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Geological Formation:

Skeena Group - Rocky Ridge Formation

Geological Period:

Lower Cretaceous

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Minfile Link:

unknown

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