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.
All labels observed (2)
| 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.
this entity surface form:
Slave craton