Sifton Range volcanic complex

Sifton Range volcanic complex

The Sifton Range volcanic complex is an early Tertiary volcanic complex in southwestern Yukon, Canada. It is the northernmost volcanic center of the Skukum Group and is made of a 700 m thick, shallow-dipping, volcanic sequence dominated by middle lavas and pyroclastic deposits.

ee also

*Volcanism in Canada
*List of volcanoes in Canada

References

* [http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2003AM/finalprogram/abstract_63947.htm Sifton Range volcanic complex and the early tertiary volcanic-plutonic relationship in the northern Canadian cordillera]


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