Slave Geological Province

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The Slave Geological Province is an ancient Precambrian craton in northwestern Canada known for its rich mineral resources, including significant gold and diamond deposits.

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Label Occurrences
Slave Geological Province canonical 1
Slave craton 1

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Precambrian shield
craton
geological province
borderedBy Bear Province NERFINISHED
Churchill Province NERFINISHED
contains Archean rocks
Proterozoic rocks
country Canada
geologicalAge Precambrian
geologicalPeriod Archean
Paleoproterozoic
hasEconomicActivity mining
hasFeature ancient continental crust
crustal stability
greenstone–granite terranes
high-grade metamorphic terrains
hasMineralResource copper
diamonds
gold
lead
nickel
zinc
hasResearchField Precambrian geology
economic geology
tectonics
hasRockType gneiss
granitoid rocks
greenstone belts
hasScientificInterest craton evolution
early continental crust formation
mineral deposit formation
hosts diamond mines
gold mining camps
kimberlite fields
knownFor base metal deposits
diamond deposits
gold deposits
locatedIn Northwest Territories NERFINISHED
Nunavut NERFINISHED
northwestern Canada
overlainBy Paleoproterozoic sedimentary rocks
partOf Canadian Shield NERFINISHED
North American craton NERFINISHED
tectonicSetting stable cratonic interior

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Yellowknife region Slave Geological Province
Laurentia includesRegion Slave Geological Province
this entity surface form: Slave craton