Quesnellia

Quesnellia, or the Quesnel terrane, is a terrane in British Columbia, Canada; constituent of the Canadian Cordillera. It formed volcanic arc during the Mesozoic era, in the Triassic and Jurassic periods.[1]

The Quesnel terrane forms part of the Intermontane superterrane along with the Stikinia and Cache Creek terranes.[2]

Quesnellia contains numerous deposits of alkalic Copper‐Gold porphyry.[3]

See also

References
  1. FAA‐ Site # 1: Quesnel Trough‐BC‐Canada (PDF), PDAC, retrieved 7 Aug 2020
  2. Accreted terranes of northwestern British Columbia, Canada: Lithospheric velocity structure and tectonics, Journal of Geophysical Research - Solid Earth, retrieved 7 Aug 2020
  3. Petrochemistry of shoshonitic rocks associated with porphyry copper-gold deposits of central Quesnellia, British Columbia, Canada, Journal of Geochemical Exploration, July 1993, retrieved 7 Aug 2020

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