Winagami sill complex

The Winagami sill complex, also called the Winagami sills, is a Paleoproterozoic large igneous province of northwestern Alberta, Canada. It consists of a series of related sills that were formed between 1.89 and 1.76 billion years ago. The Winagami sill complex covers an area of 120,000 km2 (46,000 sq mi).[1]

References

  1. Igneous rock associations in Canada 3. Large Igneous Provinces (LIPs) in Canada and adjacent regions: 3 Ga to Present.
Large igneous provinces
  • Agulhas (Northeast Georgia Rise, Maud Rise)
  • Azores
  • Brazilian Highlands
  • Caribbean
  • Central Atlantic
  • Central Iapetus
  • Circum-Superior
  • Columbia River
  • Deccan
  • Emeishan
  • Ethiopian and Yemen Highlands
  • Equatorial Atlantic
  • Franklin (Franklin dike swarm)
  • High Arctic (Sverdrup Basin)
  • Iceland
  • Karoo-Ferrar
  • Kerguelen (Broken Ridge)
  • Marathon
  • Keweenawan
  • Long Range
  • Mackenzie (Coppermine River
  • Mackenzie dike swarm)
  • Matachewan
  • Mistassini
  • North Atlantic
  • Ontong Java-Manihiki-Hikurangi
  • Panjal
  • ParanĂ¡ and Etendeka
  • Shatsky
  • Siberian
  • Skagerrak
  • Ungava
  • Winagami

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