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ISBN: 978-1-897095-89-8

With its well-exposed geologic record from the Hadean Acasta gneiss complex through to Phanerozoic kimberlites, the Slave craton of northwestern Canada has long been a focus for research into early Earth evolution of both the crust and lithosphere. As a result, it has become one of the most extensively studied Archean cratons in the world. This multidisciplinary volume provides an authoritative overview of the Slave craton literally from the bottom up, integrating the nature of its lithosphere based on kimberlitic mantle samples with its upper crustal geology to provide a new model for its Archean assembly and cratonization. All aspects of Slave craton geology are covered, from the stratigraphy of its famous gold camps to the history of exploration and nature of its world-class diamondiferous kimberlite fields. Detailed and well-illustrated chapters cover its terranes and greenstone belts, magmatism, geophysical character, tectono-metamorphic evolution, and Paleoproterozoic marginal sequences. The book’s wealth of data and up-to-date bibliography provide a unique resource for understanding, researching and teaching Archean geology and subcrustal and cratonic evolution. It elegantly integrates diverse fields to provide one of the most comprehensive models for the craton and the protracted, multiphase formation of its diamond-bearing lithospheric root.
Softcover – 216 pages (August 2021)