Hunt River greenstone belt

55°38′53.73″N 60°30′58.70″W

Map of the Hunt River and Florence Lake greenstone belts

The Hunt River greenstone belt, also called the Hunt River volcanic belt, is a northeast trending Mesoarchean greenstone belt in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, located along the coast of Labrador about 25 km (16 mi) west of the town of Hopedale. It is 70 km (43 mi) long and consists of metavolcanic and metasedimentary rocks.[1]

See also

List of greenstone belts

References

"Evolution of 3.1 and 3.0 Ga volcanic belts and a new thermotectonic model for the Hopedale Block, North Atlantic craton (Canada)¹". Archived from the original on 2012-07-08. Retrieved 2010-05-30.

Greenstone belts
Abitibi Barberton Bird River Central Lapland Ecstall Flin Flon Hope Bay Hunt River Isua Nuvvuagittuq Rattlesnake Hills Red Lake Seminoe Mountains South Pass Swayze Temagami Yellowknife

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