A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Ultramafic lava outcrops at Pike Hill, Monroe Township, Ontario |
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| Description | Archaean komatiites are exposed in a small hill in Monroe Township, Ontario. This classic locality is sometimes referred to as “Pike Hill,” named after a geologists who did extensive work there. It has, unfortunately, been considerably damaged by geologists with large hammers! The outcrop has many spectacular examples of spinefex textures. |
| Chronostratigraphy | Archean |
| Location | Canada ▹ Ontario. Near Noranda. |
| Photographer | Dexter Perkins. 2002. |
| Key words | komatiites, Monroe Township, ultramafic, Pike Hill, spinefex |
| Tech details | 906 KB. Outcrop. |
| GeoDIL number | 3127 |
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