Takla Group Explained

The Takla Group is a group of basalt and andesite lava flows, pyroclastic rocks, volcanogenic sandstones and argillites in north-central British Columbia, Canada, covering more than 30000km2 of the Stikinia terrane in a belt up to 50km (30miles) wide and over 800km (500miles) long.^[1]

See also

• Volcanism of Canada
• Volcanism of Western Canada

Notes and References

1. http://article.pubs.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/RPAS/rpv?hm=HInit&afpf=e99-048.pdf&journal=cjes&volume=36 Upper Triassic Takla Group volcanic rocks, Stikine Terrane, north-central British Columbia: geochemistry, petrogenesis, and tectonic implications