Birch Mountains kimberlite field
- Birch Mountains kimberlite field
The Birch Mountains kimberlite field is a kimberlite field in Northern Alberta, Canada. It is a product of kimberlite volcanism during the Cretaceous period which was the most prolific period for worl-wide kimberlite volcanism. The field is part of the Northern Alberta kimberlite province and consists of 8 diatremes and is younger than the nearby Buffalo Head Hills kimberlite field, dating approximately 75 million years. [ [http://www.ags.gov.ab.ca/minerals/diamonds/8ikc_abstract.pdf Petrogenetic considerations for the Late Cretaceous northern Alberta kimberlite province] ]
List of diatremes
The diatremes within the field include:
*Phoenix pipe
*Dragon pipe
*Xena pipe
*Legend pipe
*Valkyrie pipe
ee also
*Volcanism in Canada
*List of volcanoes in Canada
References
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