The Kinguppak Pluton was defined by Mathieu and Beaudette (2019) to individualize a kilometre-sized pluton belonging to the Cape Smith Suite. This intrusion had already been partially mapped by Lamothe et al. (1984), and then Mathieu and Beaudette (2019) increased its area. The Cape Smith Suite was introduced by Taylor (1982) to group a sequence of late intrusions of various natures (granitic to peridotitic). These intrusions are observed at the scale of the Ungava Orogen, mostly in the Northern Domain.

The Kinguppak Pluton consists of a foliated intrusion whose composition varies from tonalitic to gabbroic. The more differentiated tonalitic member outcrops mostly in the SW half of the intrusion and underlies gabbro. At the outcrop scale, the transition from gabbro to diorite and from diorite to tonalite is gradual over ~10 m; therefore the intrusion is considered layered. Gabbro also incorporates metric melanograbbro layers interpreted as pyroxene cumulates. These layers are mineralized in pyrite (≤2% of the rock). Gabbro and diorite show a green and white patina and fresh surface as a result of plagioclase recrystallization. For the same reason, tonalite is white. Gabbro has an ophitic texture. Samples are characterized by low magnetic susceptibility.

The rock is medium grained and all minerals are oriented along foliation. Quartz accounts for 5 to 30%, while ferromagnesian minerals account for 10 to 45% of the rock. These are mainly represented by poikiloblastic amphibole with recrystallized margins and, locally, with preserved pyroxene core. Biotite is replacing amphibole margins, whose cleavage is highlighted by opaque mineral lamellae. Plagioclase, visible in almost 80% of the samples, is systematically recrystallized and partially replaced by an assemblage of zoisite-pistachite and sericite flakes. However, the presence of millimetric garnet in all facies (≤5% of the rock) is not systematic. Garnet is euhedral, poikiloblastic and inclusions are confined to its margin. It locally has chlorite rim. A few sparse samples show garnet completely retromorphosed to chlorite. Sphene, allanite, scapolite and zircon are present as trace.

Deformation results in the development of recrystallization tails around garnet, which indicate late cinematic growth. It is also evidenced by the presence of corridors with finer grain size.