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Geology and Tectonics of the Nootka Island Region, British Columbia GEOLOGY AND TECTONICS OF THE NOOTKA ISLAND REGION, BRITISH COLUMBIA Scott Close BSc., Montana State University, 2004 THESIS SUBMI-TTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE In the Department of Earth Sciences @ Scott Close 2006 SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY Fall 2006 All rights reserved. This work may not be reproduced in whole or in part, by photocopy or other means, without permission of the author. APPROVAL Name: Scott Close Degree: Master of Science Title of Thesis: Geology and Tectonics of the Nootka Island Region, British Columbia Examining Committee: Chair: Dr. Andrew Calvert Professor, Department of Earth Sciences Dr. D. D. Marshall Senior Supervisor Associate Professor, Department of Earth Sciences Dr. D. J. Thorkelson Supervisor Professor, Department of Earth Sciences Dr. John M. 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Simon Fraser University Library Burnaby, BC, Canada ABSTRACT Nootka Island represents a portion of an accreted volcanoplutonic arc, on the western coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, of the Canadian Cordillera lnsular Belt . This work provides a 1: 110,000 scale geologic map and synthesises the regional tectonics. Two main protolith groups are evident on Nootka Island. Group Icontains tholeiitic basalts that have within-plate 1 E-MORB element signatures. Limestones and siltstones comprise the intervening sedimentary strata. Group 2 comprises the youngest and consists of calc-alkaline, arc-like basalts, a plutonic suite, and minor hypabyssal bodies. Groups 1 and 2 resemble the Triassic Karmutsen and Jurassic Bonanza Formations. Plagioclase-hornblende thermometry and aluminium-in-hornblende barometry indicate metamorphism at up to 710' Celsius and 3.2 kbar of early Jurassic and older rocks. Whole rock argon dating of a basalt dyke post-deformation reveals crystallization ages of 168 Ma, and metamorphism at 158 Ma from an older Group 1 hyaloclastite. Key Words: Nootka Island, Westcoast Crystalline Complex, Wrangellia, Accretion, lnsular Belt ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I thank my senior advisor, Dan Marshall, and committee member Derek Thorkelson for providing the opportunity to work in this area. They graciously permitted my endless questions and pursuance of answers. Working alongside them is akin to a living microscope of geochemical advice and insight. John Moore offered sound advice on how to communicate this research. Nick Massey and JoAnne Nelson, who journeyed with me into the field and mind for a foray of exploration, also provided generous support. Randy Enkin, of the Pacific Geoscience Center, taunted me with external academic interests, and Peter Mustard provided support, friendship, and educational advice. Magdelena Lesiczka persisted with me onto the high passes, through alder thickets, and on an epic adventure on a mountainside in darkness. Tanner Liskop gave assistance during the second field season while circumnavigating Nootka Island by sea kayak. Ken Knadle, Adolf Aichmeier, Glenn McCall and Mike Taylor provided transport tolfrom and during our stay on Nootka Island. Friends at the Yuquot Native Reserve presented us with history, fictional stories, bread, and warmth while camping adjacent to the high tide and thunderstorm on their beach. My parents never suggested that life was anything but whatever I wanted it to be, therefore instilling the self-motivation to manifest my dreams. My partner, Katherine Whitney, stood alongside me through the easy times and stood up for me when they were not. I lastly thank Danner, my dog, for his never-ending faith. Funding for this research was provided by NSERC and Geoscience BC. DEDICATION " Chi va fiano, va Sano; Chi va Sano, va Lontam. " . .go sGowGy andyou go welt go we[( andyou gofar" TABLE OF CONTENTS Approval ........................................................................................... ii ... Abstract ............................................................................................111 Acknowledgements ............................................................................ iv Dedication .........................................................................................v Table of Contents ............................................................................... vi ... List of Figures .................................................................................. VIII List of Tables .....................................................................................ix List of Abbreviations ............................................................................ x Chapter 1: Introduction ................................................................. 1 Chapter 2: Geologic Setting ............................................................ 3 2.1 Wrangellia ..................................................................................-5 2.1.1 Sicker Group; Devonian .............................................................6 2.1.2 Buttle Lake Group; Carboniferous-Permian...................................... -7 2.1.3 Vancouver Group; Triassic ..........................................................8 2.1.4 Bonanza GroupJTalkeetna Volcanics; Jurassic ...................................9 2.1.5 Westcoast Crystalline Complex; Jurassic........................................ 10 2.1.6 Carmanah Group; Eocene-Oligocene............................................ 11 Chapter 3: Nootka Island .............................................................. 12 3.1 Geology ...................................................................................12 3.2 Unit Definitions and Nomenclature ....................................................12 3.3 Volcanic Rocks ............................................................................13 3.3.1 Group 1 (new). Tglv ..............................................................13 3.3.2 Amygdaloidal Flows................................................................ 16 3.3.3 Group 2 (new), Jg2v ..............................................................16 3.3.4 Group 2b (new), Jg2bv ...........................................................18 3.4 Sedimentary Rocks ......................................................................19 3.4.1 Crawfish group (new). TCI ........................................................20 3.4.2 Ewart group (new), TEssj-TEbp ..................................................22 3.4.3 Carmanah Group- Eocene to Oligocene. ECe/OCh/OCs .......................25 3.5 Plutonic Rocks ............................................................................28 3.6 Hypabyssal Rocks ........................................................................33 Chapter 4: Geochemistry ............................................................... 35 4.1 Major Element Oxides ...................................................................35 4.2 Trace Elements ...........................................................................40 4.3 Group 2 Intrusion Suite Modelling .....................................................43 4.4 Isotope Geochemistry ...................................................................45 4.4.1 6180/ 613c Carbonate Discrimination ............................................ 45 4.4.2 40~r/39~rThermochronology ......................................................46 Chapter 5: Metamorphism ............................................................. 48 5.1 MI: Seafloor-Hydrothermal Metamorphism ..........................................50 5.2 M2: Regional Metamorphism. Greenstone Amphibolite ............................. 50 5.3 M2: Contact Metamorphism. Hornfels/Amphibolite ..................................52 5.4 Geothermobarometery ..................................................................53 5.4.1 Hornblende Barometry ............................................................55 5.4.2 Plagioclase-HornblendeThermometry
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