Abstract: Mackenzie Mountains supergroup (MMSG) strata in the Wernecke Mountains are described in detail. Three new formations are assigned to the revised and formalized Hematite Creek Group, which forms the base of the MMSG. The Dolores Creek Formation (black mudrocks and microbial dolostone) is the basal unit of the MMSG. The Black Canyon Creek Formation (cyclic peritidal dolostone) and Tarn Lake Formation (desiccation-cracked, shallow-marine siltstone and sandstone) are probably equivalent to the ‘H1 unit’ and Tsezotene Formation in NWT, respectively. The Hematite Creek Group is overlain by the Katherine Group (thick quartz arenite-dominated succession). The highest MMSG strata documented belong to the Basinal assemblage (Little Dal Group). Regional thickness and lithofacies variations in two of the new formations suggest that the basin had considerable paleobathymetric variation that is not consistent with patterns established in NWT. The economic potential of the succession is unknown.

Authors: Turner, E.C.

Keywords: Black Canyon Creek Formation, Dolores Creek Formation, Hematite Creek Group, Katherine Group, Little Dal Group, Tarn Lake Formation

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Citation: Turner, E.C., 2011. Stratigraphy of the Mackenzie Mountains supergroup in the Wernecke Mountains, Yukon. In: Yukon Exploration and Geology 2010, MacFarlane, K.E., Weston, L.H., and Relf, C. (eds.), Yukon Geological Survey, 207-231.

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