Sudbury Geochronology
Metamorphic, structural, and geochronological evolution of the South Range of the Sudbury Impact Structure
Research Program: Exploration
Principal Investigators:
Dr. Douglas Tinkham, B.Sc., M.Sc.,Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Laurentian University
Bruno Lafrance, B.Sc., Ph.D.
Geology M.Sc. & Ph.D. Coordinator Structural Geology, Laurentian University
The South Range of the Sudbury impact structure has been affected by several orogenic events that displaced and folded Huronian footwall rocks and Ni-Cu massive sulphide deposits at the base of the Sudbury Igneous Complex. This research project will integrate structural geology, metamorphic petrology, geochronology, and geochemistry to produce a 4D interpretation of the tectonic evolution of the South Range before and after the Sudbury impact event.