Halls Creek Orogen geological province
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The Halls Creek Orogen geological province is a major Proterozoic orogenic belt in northern Western Australia, characterized by deformed and metamorphosed rocks that record ancient tectonic and mineralizing events.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Halls Creek Orogen geological province canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Proterozoic orogen
ⓘ
geological province ⓘ orogenic belt ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
base metal mineralization
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chromite mineralization ⓘ copper deposits ⓘ gold mineralization ⓘ lead deposits ⓘ nickel mineralization ⓘ zinc deposits ⓘ |
| boundedBy |
Kimberley Craton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tanami region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
deformed rocks
ⓘ
metamorphosed rocks ⓘ |
| contains |
Halls Creek Fault Zone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
deformed sedimentary rocks ⓘ deformed volcanic rocks ⓘ granitoid intrusions ⓘ metamorphic complexes ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| economicSignificance | hosts mineral resources ⓘ |
| geologicalPeriod |
Mesoproterozoic
ⓘ
Paleoproterozoic ⓘ |
| hasStratigraphy |
Proterozoic sedimentary sequences
ⓘ
Proterozoic volcanic sequences ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
fold belts
ⓘ
major shear zones ⓘ thrust faults ⓘ |
| importance | records early Proterozoic tectonic evolution of northern Western Australia ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Western Australia
ⓘ
northern Western Australia ⓘ |
| metamorphicGrade |
amphibolite facies
ⓘ
greenschist facies ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Halls Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orogenyAge | Proterozoic ⓘ |
| partOf | North Australian Craton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| records |
ancient mineralizing events
ⓘ
ancient tectonic events ⓘ |
| region | Kimberley region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchField |
economic geology
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metamorphic geology ⓘ structural geology ⓘ |
| tectonicProcesses |
crustal shortening
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folding ⓘ magmatism ⓘ regional metamorphism ⓘ thrust faulting ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | orogenic belt ⓘ |
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