Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World

Setup during HiTech AlkCarb: an online database of alkaline rock and carbonatite occurrences

Sweet Grass Hills (Sweetgrass Hills)

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Occurrence number: 
031-00-040
Country: 
Canada
Region: 
Alberta
Location: 
Longitude: -112.23, Latitude: 49.17
Carbonatite: 
No

Several dykes and small plugs are clearly related to three major intrusions just to the south in the United States. For fuller details, see 174-00-097.

Age: 
A K-Ar age on biotite of 48 Ma is quoted by Currie (1976a, p. 172)
References: 

CURRIE, K.L. 1976a. The alkaline rocks of Canada. Bulletin, Geological Survey of Canada, 239: 1-228.

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