Churchill kimberlite field

The Churchill kimberlite field is a kimberlite field near Hudson Bay in Nunavut, Canada. It was formed during three magmatic events between 225 and 170 million years ago. The proposed source of volcanism has been the New England and Cape Verde hotspots.[1]

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References
  1. Zurevinski et al. 2008 The newly discovered Churchill kimberlite field, Canada: Petrography, mineral chemistry and geochronology


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