| Principal Investigator: | Haugaard, Rasmus RH (2) |
| Licence Number: | 15087 |
| Organization: | University of Alberta |
| Licensed Year(s): |
2013
2012
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| Issued: | Jun 20, 2012 |
| Project Team: | Rasmus Haugaard, Luke Ootes |
Objective(s): To study ocean chemistry directly preceding the Great Oxidation Event (GOE). To undertake field and laboratory studies of Achaean Banded Iron Formation (BIF) from the Central Slave Cover Group. The BIF from the NWT will provide us with important environmental information regarding the late Achaean oceans (e.g., sea-level fluctuations, volcanism, biology, oxygen level and climate).
Project Description: The recent discovery of new occurrences of 2.9 - 2.6 Ga old banded iron formations in the NWT have opened an exceptional opportunity to study ocean chemistry directly preceding the Great Oxidation Event (GOE). In this regard, the research group has been engaged with the Northwest Territories Geoscience Office (NTGO) to undertake field and laboratory studies of Achaean Banded Iron Formation (BIF) from the Central Slave Cover Group. The BIF from the NWT will provide us with important environmental information regarding the late Achaean oceans (e.g., sea-level fluctuations, volcanism, biology, oxygen level and climate). Field observations, rock relations, sample collections and microscopical studies are fundamental to this study. Preferable analytical techniques will be measurements such as 1) electron microprobe for elemental maps and major element quantification and, 2) ion probe micro-analyses for better accuracy on mea... Show more
