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Where ice gave way to fire: Deglacial volcanic activity at the edge of the Coast Mountains in Milbanke Sound, BC

October 20, 2023

Kitasu Hill and MacGregor Cone formed along the Principe Laredo Fault on British Columbia’s central coast as the Wisconsinan ice sheet withdrew from the Coast Mountains. These small-volume Milbanke Sound Volcanoes (MSV) provide remarkable evidence for the intimate relationship between volcanic and glacial facies. The lavas are within-plate, differentiated (low MgO 

Publication Year 2024
Title Where ice gave way to fire: Deglacial volcanic activity at the edge of the Coast Mountains in Milbanke Sound, BC
DOI 10.1139/cjes-2023-0080
Authors Tark S. Hamilton, Randolph J. Enkin, Zhen Li, Jan M. Bednarski, Cooper D. Stacey, Mary McGann, Britta J.L. Jensen
Publication Type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Series Title Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
Index ID 70250030
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
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