Volcanology of Western Canada
Volcanism of Western Canada | |
Mount Edziza in northern British Columbia | |
Country | Canada |
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Regions | British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba |
Part of | Pacific Ring of Fire |
Geology | Volcanism |
Period | Precambrian-to-Holocene |
Western Canada, defined politically.
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Volcanology of Western Canada includes lava flows, lava plateaus, lava domes, cinder cones, stratovolcanoes, shield volcanoes, submarine volcanoes, calderas, diatremes and maars, along with examples of more less common volcanic forms such as tuyas and subglacial mounds.
Volcanic belts
- Anahim Volcanic Belt
- Alert Bay Volcanic Belt
- Bird River greenstone belt
- Chilcotin Group
- Flin Flon greenstone belt
- Garibaldi Volcanic Belt
- Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province
- Pemberton Volcanic Belt
Volcanic fields
- Wells Gray-Clearwater volcanic field
- Buffalo Head Hills kimberlite field
- Birch Mountains kimberlite field
See also
- Volcanology of Canada
- Volcanology of Eastern Canada
- Volcanology of Northern Canada
- List of volcanoes in Canada
References
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