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Translation of original French
Author: | Leclerc et al., 2017 |
Age: | Neoarchean |
Reference section: | None |
Type area: | The Lac Doré Lower Unit outcrops very well along Campbell Road and Portage Island Road, north of Chibougamau Lake (northern portion of NTS sheet 32G16). |
Geological province: | Superior Province |
Geological subdivision: | Abitibi Subprovince |
Lithology: | Mafic to ultramafic intrusive rocks |
Type: | Lithodemic |
Rank: | Lithodeme |
Status: | Formal |
Use: | Active |
Background
The large stratiform and differentiated mafic-ultramafic Lac Doré intrusion was originally identified as the Lac Doré Complex (Allard, 1956; Allard, 1976). This name emphasized the analogy with Bushveld or Stillwater-type layered stratiform complexes and was maintained by Daigneault and Allard (1990) for historical reasons, despite the recommendations of the North American Stratigraphic Code to use the term “complex” (Articles 37d and 38; MER, 1986). The most recent version of the North American Stratigraphic Code (NASC, 2005) maintains that it is incorrect to use the term “complex” to refer to “various types of rock belonging to a single class”. For this reason, we are proposing to amend the nomenclature of the Lac Doré Complex in accordance with sections 31 to 41 of the North American Stratigraphic Code: (a) the Lac Doré Complex is renamed the Lac Doré Intrusive Suite (referred to in the rest of the text as LDIS); (b) the Lac Doré Lower Series, Lac Doré Layered Series and Lac Doré Upper Series become the Lac Doré Lower Unit, Lac Doré Layered Unit and Lac Doré Upper Unit respectively; and (c) the Layered Zone, included in the Layered Series (former nomenclature), is now referred to as the “layered zone” and is considered an informal lithodeme.
Description
The Lac Doré Lower Unit includes the magnetitite subzone, anorthositic zone and peridotitic subzone.
Thickness and Distribution
The Lac Doré Lower Unit was identified on the northern flank of the Chibougamau Anticline over a distance of >53 km. On the southern flank of the same anticline, the Lac Doré Lower Unit outcrops for a distance of >42 km. The thickness is estimated between 2500 and 3600 m (Daigneault and Allard, 1990).
Dating
None.
Stratigraphic Relationship(s)
Rocks of the Lac Doré Lower Unit cut volcanic rocks of the Obatogamau and Waconichi formations (Roy Group‘s first volcanic cycle). They are overlain by the Lac Doré Layered Unit and intruded by the Chibougamau Pluton. They are also cut by a granodiorite unit in the Grenville Front Transitional Zone (Bandyayera et al., 2005).
Paleontology
Does not apply.
References
Author(s) | Title | Year of Publication | Hyperlink (EXAMINE or Other) |
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ALLARD, G.O. | The geology of a portion of McKenzie Township, Chibougamau District, Quebec. John Hopkins University; doctoral thesis, 168 pages. | 1956 | – |
ALLARD, G.O. | Doré Lake Complex and its importance to Chibougamau geology and metallogeny. Ministère des Richesses naturelles, Québec; DPV 368, 446 pages, 2 plans. | 1976 | DPV 368 |
BANDYAYERA, D. – CADÉRON, S. – HOULE, P. – SHARMA, K.N.M. | Géologie de la région du lac Mitchisso (SNRC 32H13). Ministère des Ressources naturelles et de la Faune, Québec; RP 2005-04, 12 pages, 4 plans. | 2005 | RP 2005-04 |
DAIGNEAULT, R. – ALLARD, G.O. | Le Complexe du lac Doré et son environnement géologique (région de Chibougamau – Sous-province de l’Abitibi). Ministère de l’Énergie et des Ressources, Québec; MM 89-03, 275 pages. | 1990 | MM 89-03 |
LECLERC, F. – ROY, P. – HOULE, P. – PILOTE, P. – BÉDARD, J.H. – HARRIS, L.B. – McNICOLL, V.J., VAN BREEMEN, O. – DAVID, J. – GOULET, N. | Géologie de la région de Chibougamau. Ministère de l’Énergie et des Ressources naturelles, Québec; RG 2015-03, 97 pages, 3 plans. | 2017 | RG 2015-03 |
MINISTÈRE DE L’ÉNERGIE ET DES RESSOURCES (MER) | Code stratigraphique nord-américain. Ministère de l’Énergie et des Ressources, Québec; DV 86-02, 58 pages. |
1986 | DV 86-02 |
NORTH AMERICAN STRATIGRAPHIC COMMISSION ON STRATIGRAPHIC NOMENCLATURE (NASC) | North American Stratigraphic Code. AAPG Bulletin; volume 29, pages 1547–1591. | 2005 | Source |