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The '''Kendu pipe''' is a [[diatreme]] associated with the [[Birch Mountains kimberlite field]] in northern [[Alberta]], [[Canada]]. It is thought to have formed about 75 million years ago when this part of Alberta was volcanically active during the [[Late Cretaceous]] period.<ref>[http://www.ags.gov.ab.ca/minerals/diamonds/8ikc_abstract.pdf Petrogenetic considerations for the Late Cretaceous northern Alberta kimberlite province]</ref> |
The '''Kendu pipe''' is a [[diatreme]] associated with the [[Birch Mountains kimberlite field]] in northern [[Alberta]], [[Canada]]. It is thought to have formed about 75 million years ago when this part of Alberta was volcanically active during the [[Late Cretaceous]] period.<ref>[http://www.ags.gov.ab.ca/minerals/diamonds/8ikc_abstract.pdf Petrogenetic considerations for the Late Cretaceous northern Alberta kimberlite province] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110526054242/http://www.ags.gov.ab.ca/minerals/diamonds/8ikc_abstract.pdf |date=2011-05-26 }}</ref> |
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==See also== |
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*[[List of volcanoes in Canada]] |
*[[List of volcanoes in Canada]] |
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*[[Volcanism |
*[[Volcanism of Canada]] |
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*[[Volcanism of Western Canada]] |
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[[Category:Birch Mountains kimberlite field]] |
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Latest revision as of 05:02, 27 June 2023
The Kendu pipe is a diatreme associated with the Birch Mountains kimberlite field in northern Alberta, Canada. It is thought to have formed about 75 million years ago when this part of Alberta was volcanically active during the Late Cretaceous period.[1]
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