#winnipegosis_komatiite_belt

Winnipegosis komatiite belt

The Winnipegosis komatiite belt is a 150 km (93 mi) long and 30 km (19 mi) wide greenstone belt located in the Lake Winnipegosis area of central Manitoba, Canada. It has no surface exposure and was identified based on geophysical signatures and drilling during mineral exploration by Cominco during the 1990s. The belt has an age of 1870 ± 7 million years and is predominantly composed of basaltic and komatiitic volcanic rocks with minor intrusive and sedimentary rocks. The belt is considered part of the larger Circum-Superior Belt and was likely generated by a mantle plume. The Winnipegosis Komatiite Belt is notable as one of the few examples of komatiite formed during the Proterozoic.

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