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Tasialuk Suite
Stratigraphic label: [ppro]tak
Map symbol: pPtak

First published: 5 December 2017
Last modified: 24 January 2024

 

 

 

  DISCLAIMER: This English version is translated from the original French. In case of any discrepancy, the French version shall prevail. 

Informal subdivision(s)
Numbering does not necessarily reflect the stratigraphic position.
 
None
 
Author:Simard et al., 2013
Age:Paleoproterozoic
Stratotype:None
Type area:Kuujjuaq area (NTS sheet 24J)
Geological province:Churchill Province
Geological subdivision:Baleine Lithotectonic Domain
Lithology:Felsic intrusive rocks
Category:Lithodemic
Rank:Suite
Status:Formal
Use:Active

Background

The Tasialuk Suite was introduced by Simard et al. (2013) in the Kuujjuaq area (sheet 24J) to describe porphyraceous felsic intrusions located along the Gabriel Fault.

 

Description

The composition of Tasialuk Suite rocks varies from tonalitic to granodioritic depending on the amount of centimetric K-feldspar phenocrystals (5-25%) that define the porphyraceous texture. The rock is generally homogeneous, medium grained and grey to pinkish grey. It contains 10-25% ferromagnesian minerals (biotite and, in lesser amount, hornblende) that form clusters with epidote, sphene and magnetite. Rocks are affected by strong to mylonitic foliation probably associated with deformation of the Gabriel Fault.

 

Thickness and distribution

The Tasialuk Suite consists of three intrusions located in the NW portion of the Baleine Lithotectonic Domain (Lafrance et al., 2020). These intrusions, which cover a total area of ~38 km2, are 5-20 km long by 0.5-2.5 km wide.

 

Dating

No dating exists, but crosscutting relationships indicate an age younger than 1835 Ma (Kaslac Complex).

Stratigraphic Relationship(s)

Intrusions of the Tasialuk Suite cut Kaslac Complex units and contain enclaves of its various lithologies, as well as paragneiss of the False Suite.

Paleontology

Does not apply.

References

Publications available through SIGÉOM Examine

LAFRANCE, I., VANIER, M.-A., CHARETTE, B., 2020. Domaine lithotectonique de Baleine, sud-est de la Province de Churchill, Québec, Canada: synthèse de la géologie. MERN; BG 2020-07, 4 plans.

SIMARD, M., LAFRANCE, I., HAMMOUCHE, H., LEGOUIX, C., 2013. GEOLOGIE DE LA REGION DE KUUJJUAQ ET DE LA BAIE D’UNGAVA (SNRC 24J, 24K). MRN; RG 2013-04, 62 pages, 1 plan.

Suggested Citation

Ministère de l’Énergie et des Ressources naturelles (MERN). Tasialuk Suite. Quebec Stratigraphic Lexicon. https://gq.mines.gouv.qc.ca/lexique-stratigraphique/province-de-churchill/suite-de-tasialuk_en [accessed on Day Month Year].

Contributors

First publication

Isabelle Lafrance, P.Geo., M.Sc. isabelle.lafrance@mern.gouv.qc.ca (redaction)

Mehdi A. Guemache, P.Geo., Ph.D. (coordination); Claude Dion, Eng., M.Sc. (critical review and editing); Céline Dupuis, P.Geo., Ph.D. (English version). 

Revision(s)

Isabelle Lafrance, P.Geo., M.Sc. isabelle.lafrance@mern.gouv.qc.ca (redaction) 

Mehdi A. Guemache, P.Geo., Ph.D. (coordination); Simon Auclair, P.Geo., M.Sc. (editing); Céline Dupuis, P.Geo., Ph.D. (English version).

 

 

 

 

 

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