Abitibi greenstone belt
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The Abitibi greenstone belt is a vast, mineral-rich Archean geological region in the Canadian Shield renowned as one of the world’s most prolific gold-producing districts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Abitibi greenstone belt canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geological region
ⓘ
greenstone belt ⓘ mineral district ⓘ |
| approximateAge | 2.8–2.6 billion years ⓘ |
| contains |
Kirkland Lake gold camp
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Matagami mining camp NERFINISHED ⓘ Noranda volcanic complex NERFINISHED ⓘ Rouyn-Noranda mining camp NERFINISHED ⓘ Timmins gold camp NERFINISHED ⓘ Val-d’Or mining camp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| crossesPoliticalBoundary | Ontario–Quebec border NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
major gold-producing district
ⓘ
major source of copper ⓘ major source of silver ⓘ major source of zinc ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Archean ⓘ |
| hasResearchInterest |
Precambrian tectonics
ⓘ
greenstone belt evolution ⓘ ore-forming processes ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
fault zones
ⓘ
greenstone–granite contacts ⓘ shear zones ⓘ |
| hostRockType |
felsic volcanic rocks
ⓘ
komatiitic rocks ⓘ mafic volcanic rocks ⓘ sedimentary rocks ⓘ |
| knownFor |
base metal deposits
ⓘ
gold production ⓘ orogenic lode gold deposits ⓘ volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Canada
ⓘ
Canadian Shield NERFINISHED ⓘ Ontario ⓘ Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mineralizationStyle |
VMS (volcanogenic massive sulfide)
ⓘ
intrusion-related deposits ⓘ orogenic gold ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Abitibi region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Abitibi subprovince
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Superior Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| province |
Ontario
ⓘ
Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting |
accretionary orogen
ⓘ
subduction-related volcanic arc ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.