Stratigraphy of the intra-crater volcaniclastic deposits of the Victor Northwest kimberlite, northern Ontario, Canada

Lithos

Volumn 112, Issue , 2009, Pages 488-500

  van Straaten, Bram I ^a   Kopylova, M G ^a   Russell, J K ^a   Webb, K J ^b   Smith, B H Scott ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b De Beers Canada Inc   (Canada)

^c Scott Smith Petrology Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Eruption cycle; Explosivity; Kimberlite pipe; Pyroclastic kimberlite; Volcanic stratigraphy

Indexed keywords

COUNTRY ROCK; CRATER; EMPLACEMENT; EXPLOSIVE VOLCANISM; KIMBERLITE; STRATIGRAPHY; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANICLASTIC DEPOSIT;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 71749105666     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2009.06.010     Document Type: Article

References (18)

1. Andrews G.D.M., Branney M.J., Bonnichsen B., and McCurry M. Rhyolitic ignimbrites in the Rogerson Graben, southern Snake River Plain volcanic province: volcanic stratigraphy, eruption history and basin evolution. Bulletin of Volcanology 70 3 (2008) 269-291
2. Armstrong, D., Gao, G., 2002. Drift deposits in drill holes V-01-190c and V-01-191c, at Victor kimberlite pipe, Northern Ontario. Ontario Geological Survey, Sedimentary Geoscience Section, Preliminary report to De Beers Canada Inc., 8 pp. plus figures.
3. Branney M.J., and Kokelaar P. A reappraisal of ignimbrite emplacement: progressive aggradation and changes from particulate to non-particulate flow during emplacement of high-grade ignimbrite. Bulletin of Volcanology 54 6 (1992) 504-520
4. Brunton, F., 2006. Geologist at the Ontario Geological Survey, Sudbury, Canada. Personal communication.
5. Cas R., Porritt L., Pittari A., and Hayman P. A new approach to kimberlite facies terminology using a revised general approach to the nomenclature of all volcanic rocks and deposits: descriptive to genetic. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research 174 1-3 (2008) 226-240
6. Ekren E.B., McIntyre D.H., and Bennett E.H. High-temperature, large-volume, lavalike ash-flow tuffs without calderas in southwestern Idaho. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1272 (1984) 1-76
7. Field M., and Scott Smith B.H. Contrasting geology and near-surface emplacement of kimberlite pipes in Southern Africa and Canada. In: Dawson J.B. (Ed). Proceedings of the 7th International Kimberlite Conference, J.B. Dawson volume (1999) 214-237
8. Fitzgerald, C.E., et al., 2009, this issue. The internal geology and emplacement history of the Renard 2 kimberlite, Superior Province, Quebec, Canada. Proceedings of the 9th International Kimberlite Conference. Lithos 112S, 513-528.
9. Hydrological Consultants Inc., 2004. Dewatering of the Victor Diamond Project. Report to De Beers Canada Inc., available on http://www.debeerscanada.com, 71 pp. plus figures.
10. Kong J.M., Boucher D.R., and Scott Smith B.H. Exploration and geology of the Attawapiskat kimberlites, James Bay Lowland, Northern Ontario, Canada. In: Dawson J.B. (Ed). Proceedings of the 7th International Kimberlite Conference, J.B. Dawson volume (1999) 452-467
11. Kurszlaukis, S., et al., 2009, this issue. Syn- and post-eruptive volcanic processes in the Yubileinaya kimberlite pipe, Yakutia, Russia, and implications for the emplacement of South African-style kimberlite pipes. Proceedings of the 9th International Kimberlite Conference. Lithos 112S, 579-591.
12. Le Pennec J.-L., and Fernandez A. Fragmental lava versus welded ignimbrite on Mount Etna: arguments inferred from crystal preferred orientation. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research 51 4 (1992) 323-337
13. McClintock, M., et al., 2009, this issue. The importance of the transport system in shaping the growth and form of kimberlite volcanoes. Proceedings of the 9th International Kimberlite Conference. Lithos 112S, 465-472.
14. Mitchell R.H. Kimberlites: mineralogy, geochemistry and petrology (1986), Plenum Press, New York 442 pp
15. Schumacher R., and Schmincke H.-U. Internal structure and occurrence of accretionary lapilli - a case study at Laacher See volcano. Bulletin of Volcanology 53 8 (1991) 612-634
16. Seghedi, I., et al., 2009, this issue. Volcanology of Tuzo pipe (Gahcho Kué cluster) - Root-diatreme processes re-interpreted. Proceedings of the 9th International Kimberlite Conference. Lithos 112S, 553-565.
17. van Straaten B.I., Kopylova M.G., Russell J.K., Webb K.J., and Scott Smith B.H. Discrimination of diamond resource and non-resource domains in the Victor North pyroclastic kimberlite, Canada. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research 174 1-3 (2008) 128-138
18. Webb K.J., Scott Smith B.H., Paul J.L., and Hetman C.M. Geology of the Victor Kimberlite, Attawapiskat, Northern Ontario, Canada: cross-cutting and nested craters. Lithos 76 1-4 (2004) 29-50