Principal Investigator:Narbonne, Guy Licensed Year(s):
1996
Summary:
Study 800 million year old fossil reefs near Wynniatt Bay on Victoria Island. Will fly to the site using Polar Shelf Twin-Otter aircraft. Measurements and pictures will be taken of the rocks and about 100 kg of rock samples will be collected with a hammer. The rock samples will be studied back at the university....
Principal Investigator:Narbonne, Guy Licensed Year(s):2001199919981996
1994
1992199119891988 Summary:
Field work will involve detailed measurement & description of stratigraphic sections using a range pole and compass, and mapping and selective sampling of reefs using a geological hammer. Follow-up work at Queen's University will involve analysis of field data and examination of samples using a variety of laboratory techniques. These reefs are an ecological "missing link" between the two major re...
Principal Investigator:Narbonne, Guy Licensed Year(s):1994
1993
Summary:
The origins of the fossilized reefs located on northern Baffin Island are unknown; however, these reefs are contained within rock that is dated approximately 1200 million years old. Studies on `younger' fossilized reefs from other areas in the Canadian Shield suggest that the Baffin Island reefs may contain clues as to what the first types of reefs were like. The researchers will survey the site...