Abstract
An Upper Triassic reef complex is well exposed at Lime Peak, in the S Yukon. It consists of superimposed patch reefs and bedded inter-reef limestone and is surrounded by volcaniclastic rocks. The reefs are up to 150m thick, and are the first Tethyan-type sponge reefs recognized in North America. The inter-reef limestones include thick-bedded accumulations of locally derived organisms, and thin-bedded deposits of reef-derived debris. The Lime Peak fossils are a mixture of those with Tethyan affinities, North American endemics, and new forms, possibly reflecting the origin of Stikinia between the Tethys and cratonic North America.-from Authors
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 316-332 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| Journal | Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| State | Published - 1987 |
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Upper Triassic Tethyan-type reefs in the Yukon. / Reid, Pamela R; Tempelman-Kluit, D. J.
In: Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology, Vol. 35, No. 3, 1987, p. 316-332.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Upper Triassic Tethyan-type reefs in the Yukon.
AU - Reid, Pamela R
AU - Tempelman-Kluit, D. J.
PY - 1987
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N2 - An Upper Triassic reef complex is well exposed at Lime Peak, in the S Yukon. It consists of superimposed patch reefs and bedded inter-reef limestone and is surrounded by volcaniclastic rocks. The reefs are up to 150m thick, and are the first Tethyan-type sponge reefs recognized in North America. The inter-reef limestones include thick-bedded accumulations of locally derived organisms, and thin-bedded deposits of reef-derived debris. The Lime Peak fossils are a mixture of those with Tethyan affinities, North American endemics, and new forms, possibly reflecting the origin of Stikinia between the Tethys and cratonic North America.-from Authors
AB - An Upper Triassic reef complex is well exposed at Lime Peak, in the S Yukon. It consists of superimposed patch reefs and bedded inter-reef limestone and is surrounded by volcaniclastic rocks. The reefs are up to 150m thick, and are the first Tethyan-type sponge reefs recognized in North America. The inter-reef limestones include thick-bedded accumulations of locally derived organisms, and thin-bedded deposits of reef-derived debris. The Lime Peak fossils are a mixture of those with Tethyan affinities, North American endemics, and new forms, possibly reflecting the origin of Stikinia between the Tethys and cratonic North America.-from Authors
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