Muskox intrusion
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title:
Muskox intrusion
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The Muskox intrusion is a layered intrusion in Nunavut, Canada. It is located 144 km (89 mi) northeast of Great Bear Lake and 90 km (56 mi) south of Kugluktuk on Coronation Gulf. It was formed during a large magmatic event during the Proterozoic by hotspot or mantle plume volcanism that emplaced the widespread Coppermine River Group flood basalts. The intrusion is a tilted trough shaped body with an exposed length of 120 km (75 mi) and a thickness or original vertical dimension of over 6 km (3.7
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Layered volcanic intrusion in Nunavut, Canada
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muskox_intrusion
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2021-11-07T01:24:48Z
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