K19 pipe

K19 pipe is a diatreme in the southwestern part of the Buffalo Head Hills kimberlite field in Northern Alberta, Canada. It is thought to have formed about 60 million years ago, making it one of the youngest volcanic formations in the Buffalo Head Hills kimberlite field and in Alberta. [http://www.cosis.net/abstracts/9IKC/00281/9IKC-A-00281-1.pdf?PHPSESSID=aa8d4e5da867c91b77c682776d5e4336 Emplacement characteristics of Late Cretaceous and Paleocene pyroclastic and injected kimberlites in northern Alberta, Canada] ] Unlike many other diatremes in the Buffalo Head Hills kimberlite field, it contains low diamond content.

ee also

*List of volcanoes in Canada
*Volcanism in Canada

References