Geophysical evidence in the Mid-Continent has led to delineation of a rift system active during the Proterozoic Y Era. The Mid-Continent rift system can be traced by the Mid-Continent gravity high and corresponding aeromagnetic anomaly signature from the surface exposure of the Keweenawan Supergroup in the Lake Superior basin southwest in the subsurface through Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa ...The Keweenaw Peninsula lies on the southern flank of the Mid-Continent Rift system (MCR) of North America. The MCR extends for about 2,000 kilometres from Kansas northeast through Lake Superior, then southeast through the lower peninsula of Michigan where it ends abruptly near Detroit, Michigan. The MCR began forming around 1,100 million years ...California liberals spent a month in a Facebook group with Alabama conservatives: beliefs, not facts, proved unbridgeable. Just over a year after voters placed Donald Trump in the White House, the country remains more divided than ever. Aft...The Midcontinent Rift System (MRS) of central North America is a 1.1-Ga, 2500-km long structural feature that has been interpreted as a triple-junction rift developed over a mantle plume.As much as 20 km of subaerial lava flows, mainly flood basalts, are overlain by as much as 10 km of sedimentary rocks that are mostly continental fluvial red beds.The Mid-Continent Rift System (MCRS) is a 3000-km long failed rift system that formed within the Precambrian continent of Laurentia and nearly split North America apart about 1.1 billion years ago. The MCRS can also be classified as a Large Igneous Province (LIP), made up of two distinct magmatic phases [Stein et al., 2015]. The first, large-scale syn-rift magmatism, is characterized by a ...The Midcontinent Rift System (MRS) of central North America is a 1.1-Ga, 2500-km long structural feature that has been interpreted as a triple-junction rift developed over a mantle plume. As much as 20 km of subaerial lava flows, mainly flood basalts, are overlain by as much as 10 km of sedimentary rocks that are mostly continental fluvial red ...The 1100 Ma Midcontinent rift system of North America is one of the world's great igneous provinces, containing over one million km of mafic volcanic and plutonic rocks. Volcanic rocks range from picrite to rhyolite, although tholeiitic basalt predominates. Plutonic rocks range from peridotite to granite, with plagioclase-rich gabbros and ...The structure and geometry of the 1.1-b.y.-old Midcontinent Rift system under Lake Superior is interpreted from 20 seismic reflection profiles recorded during the early and mid-1980s. The seismic data reveal that rift basins under Lake Superior are variable in depth and are partially filled with Keweenawan age sediments to depths of 7 …One notable example of a failed rift elsewhere on the globe is the Midcontinent Rift, which curves for about 1,900 miles (3,000 km) across the Upper Midwest of North America, according to a 2022 ...Generalized geology of the Lake Superior region with Midcontinent Rift-related intrusions, showing the location of the Tamarack intrusion, the Eagle intrusion, and the Duluth Complex relative to ...Midcontinent Rift in Iowa. Stratigraphy, Structure, and Ore Deposits of the Southern Limb of the Midcontinent Rift System. United States Geological Survey. Minnesota Geological Survey. Precambrian Research Centre. The US Career Institute provides a number of great resources for the younger geologist at https: ...Abstract and Figures. This chapter discusses the Midcontinent Rift system (MCR). The majority of the rift's igneous rocks are derived from a melting mantle plume and the overlying lithosphere over ...The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Scientific and Technical InformationThe Keweenaw fault is perhaps the most significant fault associated with the Midcontinent Rift System of the north-central United States. The fault, parallel to the south edge of the rift, has ...Keweenawan Supergroup. The Keweenawan Supergroup is a supergroup of volcanic and sedimentary rocks that fill the Midcontinent Rift System in the U.S. states of Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. [1] [2] It is about 30 kilometers (19 mi) thick and it formed about 1.1 billion years ago. [3]Assessment of the Platinum-Group Element Resources in Mafic-Ultramafic Igneous Intrusions of the Midcontinent Rift System, Lake Superior Region: An earlier phase (2012-2016) of our project focused on conducting and publishing an assessment of the Duluth Complex and related mafic-ultramafic intrusions in the 1.1 Ga Midcontinent …Called the Midcontinent Rift (MCR), this 3000-kilometer-long feature, made of 1.1-billion-year-old igneous and sedimentary rocks, extends underground across the central United States. It stands...Midcontinent Region Resources. Geology of Mineral Deposits. Regional Studies and Mineral Resources. Minerals.Precise resolution of the timing of igneous activity is crucial to understanding the dynamic processes associated with continental rifting. Mafic intrusive rocks constitute a major portion of the exposed 1100 Ma (Keweenawan) Midcontinent Rift system in northeastern Minnesota; however, prior to this study, geochronological data were …California liberals spent a month in a Facebook group with Alabama conservatives: beliefs, not facts, proved unbridgeable. Just over a year after voters placed Donald Trump in the White House, the country remains more divided than ever. Aft...RESEARCH. Architecture of the hidden Penokean terrane suture and Midcontinent rift system overprint in eastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin from magnetotelluric profiling. R.L. Wunderman1,*, P.E. Wannamaker2,†, and C.T. Young1,§ 1DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGICAL AND MINING ENGINEERING AND SCIENCES, MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, 1400 TOWNSEND DRIVE, HOUGHTON, MICHIGAN 49931, USA 2ENERGY ...The Midcontinent Rift System (MRS) is a Middle Proterozoic failed rift system that stretches from eastern Lake Superior to central Kansas. Over most of its length, it is characterized by a central horst (dominated by mafic volcanic rocks) flanked by a series of clastic-filled basins that thicken towards the horst in the half-graben configurations.Called the Midcontinent Rift System (MCRS), this structure is a 1.1 billion–year–old, 1,864-mile (3,000 km) long, mostly buried scar along which the North American continent started to tear apart. However, the rifting stopped for some reason and failed to form a new ocean.The Midcontinent Rift is an ancient rift system that could have split the country into two parts a billion years ago. In this live interview at the Sheldon Concert Hall in St. Louis, geologist Michael Wysession discusses how seismologists are using data from earthquakes and gravity measurements to characterize this underground geological scar.The 1.1 Ga Midcontinent Rift System (MRS) of North America comprises a series of Mesoproterozoic flood basalts and intrusive rocks emplaced in the Lake Superior region. The mafic rocks preserved ...The 1100 Ma Midcontinent rift system of North America is one of the world's great igneous provinces, containing over one million km of mafic volcanic and plutonic rocks. Volcanic rocks range from picrite to rhyolite, although tholeiitic basalt predominates. Plutonic rocks range from peridotite to granite, with plagioclase-rich gabbros and ...The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Scientific and Technical InformationThe Mesoproterozoic Midcontinent Rift System (MRS), formed about 1.1 Ga, is a large arcuate structure located in central North America.It is the most striking anorogenic geologic feature observed within the Precambrian basement rocks forming the North American craton.The Midcontinent Rift system and surrounding Precambrian rocks are known to host highly significant mineral resources. Our project objectives are to increase understanding of this system through the integration of new and legacy geophysical data with geochemical and borehole data, map the lithology and structure of PreCambrian rocks, and develop an integrated 3D geologic model of the region.Collaborative Research: Geophysical Investigation of the Mid-Continent Rift System. NSF Org: EAR Division Of Earth Sciences: Awardee: UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA: Initial Amendment Date: September 24, 2012: Latest Amendment Date: September 18, 2014: Award Number: 1147761: Award Instrument:The ocean floor is a landscape shaped by volcanoes, rift valleys and submerged mountain ranges, but most of the floor is covered in thick, featureless sediment layers. These areas are called the abyssal plains.Precise resolution of the timing of igneous activity is crucial to understanding the dynamic processes associated with continental rifting. Mafic intrusive rocks constitute a major portion of the exposed 1100 Ma (Keweenawan) Midcontinent Rift system in northeastern Minnesota; however, prior to this study, geochronological data were insufficient to allow rigorous interpretation of intrusive historiThe Midcontinent rift System was imposed upon and reflects the pre-existing tectonic grain of the older basement. This correspondence of the trends of the Rift segments with older tectonic zones has been noted by Klasner et al. (1982), Carlson (1988a and 1988b) and Sims (1990). On the western limb of the Rift, the Lake Superior segment lies ...This view of the rift system's evolution is compatible with the rift being part of an evolving plate boundary system rather than an isolated episode of midplate volcanism. Citation: Merino, M., G. R. Keller, S. Stein, and C. Stein (2013), Variations in Mid-Continent Rift magma volumes consistent with microplate evolution, Geophys. Res.They are essential for the U.S. economy; however the U.S. imports about 90 percent of the platinum-group elements that we need to use. The project objective is to assess the Duluth Complex and related mafic-ultramafic intrusions in the 1.1 Ga Midcontinent Rift System in the Lake Superior region. Our current activities focus on a Keweenawan...Colleen Taylor, Darrell Etherington, and Matthew Lynley discuss Apple's WWDC, Oculus VR Consumer Rift, and the resignation of Twitter's CEO Dick Costolo Colleen Taylor, Darrell Etherington, and Matthew Lynley discuss Apple's WWDC, Oculus VR...Midcontinent Rift. The Midcontinent Rift (MCR), a 3000-km-long band of more than 2 million km 3 of buried igneous and sedimentary rocks that outcrop near Lake Superior, has been extensively studied, as reviewed by Ojakangas et al. (2001) and S. Stein et al. (2018). To the south, it is buried by younger sediments, but easily traced because the ... The Midcontinent Rift system and surrounding Precambrian rocks are known to host highly significant mineral resources. Our project objectives are to increase understanding of this system through the integration of new and legacy geophysical data with geochemical and borehole data, map the lithology and structure of PreCambrian rocks, and develop an integrated 3D geologic model of the region.Keweenawan Supergroup. The Keweenawan Supergroup is a supergroup of volcanic and sedimentary rocks that fill the Midcontinent Rift System in the U.S. states of Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. [1] [2] It is about 30 kilometers (19 mi) thick and it formed about 1.1 billion years ago. [3]Uncertainty exists in the configuration and extent of the Midcontinent Rift System (MRS) because of deficiencies in geophysical data and limited information from …Two prominent Precambrian features of central North America (Fig. 1) record opposite ends of the Wilson cycle.One, the Midcontinent Rift (MCR), is a 3000-km long horseshoe-shaped band of more than 2 million km 3 of buried igneous and sedimentary rocks that outcrop near Lake Superior (Ojakangas et al., 2001; S. Stein et al., 2018).To …Failed rifting of the North American craton in the Mesoproterozoic left the Midcontinent Rift system (Stein et al., 2016, Van Schmus and Hinze, 1985), and disintegration of the Rodinia supercontinent in the Neoprotozoic left the Reelfoot rift and other rift systems near the eastern margin of the North American continent (Johnston and Kanter ...Precise resolution of the timing of igneous activity is crucial to understanding the dynamic processes associated with continental rifting. Mafic intrusive rocks constitute a major portion of the exposed 1100 Ma (Keweenawan) Midcontinent Rift system in northeastern Minnesota; however, prior to this study, geochronological data were insufficient to allow rigorous interpretation of intrusive ...Geophysical investigations and crustal structure of the North American Midcontinent Rift system (W.J. Hinze et al.). The igneous petrology and magmatic evolution of the Midcontinent rift system (K.W. Klewin, S.B. Shirey). The Midcontinent rift in the Lake Superior region with emphasis on its geodynamic evolution (W.F. Cannon).The Mid-Continent rift system can be traced by the Mid-Continent gravity high and corresponding aeromagnetic anomaly signature from the surface exposure of the Keweenawan Supergroup in the Lake Superior basin southwest in the subsurface through Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, and Kansas. The aeromagnetic anomaly signature of the rift ...Generalized geology of the Lake Superior region with Midcontinent Rift-related intrusions, showing the location of the Tamarack intrusion, the Eagle intrusion, and the Duluth Complex relative to ...The Midcontinent Rift System (MRS) is an approximately 2,200 km curvilinear Mesoproterozoic rift that stretches from Kansas northeast to the Lake Superior region where it turns southeast and extends through lower Michigan.Moho reflections recorded in Lake Superior over the Midcontinent Rift system have times from 14-18 s (about 46 km to as great as 58 km) in contrast to times of about 11-13 s (about 36-42 km crustal thickness) beneath the surrounding Great Lakes. The Seismically complex deep-crust to mantle transition zone (30-60 km) in north-central Lake ...The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Scientific and Technical InformationOct 1, 2022 · Generalized geology of the Lake Superior region with Midcontinent Rift-related intrusions, showing the location of the Tamarack intrusion, the Eagle intrusion, and the Duluth Complex relative to ... The project objective is to assess the Duluth Complex and related mafic-ultramafic intrusions in the 1.1 Ga Midcontinent Rift System in the Lake Superior region. Our current activities focus on a Keweenawan igneous intrusion to determine how much platinum-group elements are present, how much could be found, and how it formed.One significant known example is the White Pine district in Michigan, USA, where copper deposits are hosted by 1100 Ma bimodal volcanic rocks of the midcontinent rift system and overlying ...Midcontinent Region Resources. Geology of Mineral Deposits. Regional Studies and Mineral Resources. Minerals.By using a combination of physical sedimentological and geochemical proxies, it is possible to reconstruct the provenance, weathering intensity, and depositional setting for sedimentary rocks associated with the 1.1 Ga failed Midcontinental Rift system on the Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan, USA. Conglomerates from the syn-rift Portage Lake ...The Midcontinent Rift System (MRS) of central North America is a 1.1-Ga, 2500-km long structural feature that has been interpreted as a triple-junction rift developed over a mantle plume. As much ...The Midcontinent Rift The copper that was mined in the Keweenaw formed during a spectacular period in Earth's history—at a time when the North American continent was splitting apart. This separation began about 1.1 billion years ago and at its peak had a length of over 3,000 kilometers.The Midcontinent Rift System is one of the world's great continental rifts that formed about 1.1 billion years ago. It contains a wealth of mineral resources, such as copper, nickel, and anorthosite, that were deposited by magmatic and hydrothermal processes during rifting. Learn more about its geologic history, mineral deposits, and mineral exploration from a new interactive Story Map by the USGS.The approximately 1.1 Ga Nonesuch Formation, northern Wisconsin and Michigan, represents marine sedimentation in a failed continental rift that is part of the North American Midcontinent rift system. Indicators of thermal maturity based on solvent-extractable (bitumen) and insoluble (kerogen) organic matter suggest marginal to moderate levels ...Comparisons between the Midcontinent rift system and the Voisey Bay and Noril'sk settings point to several similarities that suggest that the Midcontinent rift is a likely setting for Ni-Cu mineralization. The continental rifting and associated voluminous igneous activity in all three regions formed in response to the rise of a hot plume of ...J. B. Paces and J. D. Miller, Jr., “Precise U-Pb Ages of Duluth Complex and Related Mafic Intrusions, Northeastern Minnesota: Geochronological Insights to Physical, Petrogenetic, Paleomagnetic, and Tectonomagmatic Processes Associated with the 1.1 Ga Midcontinent Rift System,” J. Geophys. Res. 98, 997–14013 (1993).The Mid-Continent Rift formed the Lake Superior Basin as continent tried to split into pieces. Younger sedimentary rocks filled in on top of the volcanic rocks as the mountains eroded and rivers flowed into the rift basin. ... The Western arm of the rift system contains the "African Great Lakes" which include some of the deepest lakes in the ...The Midcontinent Rift System of North America is a ~1.1 Ga large igneous province comprising mainly flood basalts and intrusive rocks. We present new data for the Pillar Lake Volcanics and ...The ca. 1100 Ma old Midcontinent Rift System (MRS) 1 is arguably the most significant non-orogenic tectonic feature of mid-North America because of its major disturbance of the lithosphere, vast extent, impact on latter tectonism of the region, and its earth resources. It is the most prominent feature of gravity and magnetic anomaly maps of ...The Midcontinent Rift system and surrounding Precambrian rocks are known to host highly significant mineral resources. Our project objectives are to increase understanding of this system through the integration of new and legacy geophysical data with geochemical and borehole data, map the lithology and structure of PreCambrian rocks, and develop an integrated 3D geologic model of the region.The midcontinent rift system is a 2200-km-long segmented continental rift of Keweenawan age (approximately 1.1 Ga) that extends as an arcuate belt from central Kansas, north through the Lake Superior region, and south-easterly to Ohio where it terminates within the Grenville Front tectonic zone (Van Schmus 1992; Cannon 1994; Hinze et al. 1997 ...The Middle Proterozoic Midcontinent Rift System is one of the world's great continental rifts. This 1,100-Ma rift, which extends more than 2,000 km across the North American craton, is a major ...The structure of the Precambrian basement of Kansas, Midcontinent USA, is dominated by conjugate NNE and NW trending wrench fault zones. NNE trending faults of the Midcontinent Rift System (MRS) extend from Lake Superior across Kansas and into north-central Oklahoma. The fault zone widens from about 100 km in northeast Kansas to more than 160 ...Compressional-wave seismic velocity (velocity) and bulk density (density) data were compiled from published sources for rock suites and earth materials that are significant for geophysical modeling of the Mesoproterozoic Midcontinent Rift System in the Lake Superior region. The data include laboratory measurements of outcrop and drill core …Section snippets Mapping of the Midcontinent rift system and its importance. The discovery and exploitation of rich native copper deposits in the Keweenawan volcanic and sedimentary rocks of the Lake Superior region in the mid-nineteenth century led to extensive mapping of the Keweenawan Supergroup rocks along the shore of Lake Superior, its islands, and adjacent areas (e.g., Irving, 1883 ...THE MIDCONTINENT RIFT SYSTEM W. R. Van Schmus Department of Geology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045 W. J. Hinze Department of Geosciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907 1. INTRODUCTION One of the most prominent features on gravity and aeromagnetic maps of the United States is a series of …We report the ages of detrital zircons (207Pb/206Pb LA-ICPMS; ) from 12 clastic units that are representative of the Mesoproterozoic Midcontinent Rift System (MRS) of North America. Magmatism of ...Precise resolution of the timing of igneous activity is crucial to understanding the dynamic processes associated with continental rifting. Mafic intrusive rocks constitute a major portion of the exposed 1100 Ma (Keweenawan) Midcontinent Rift system in northeastern Minnesota; however, prior to this study, geochronological data were insufficient to allow rigorous interpretation of intrusive ...Aug 3, 2018 · The Midcontinent Rift system and surrounding Precambrian rocks are known to host highly significant mineral resources. Our project objectives are to increase understanding of this system through the integration of new and legacy geophysical data with geochemical and borehole data, map the lithology and structure of PreCambrian rocks, and develop an integrated 3D geologic model of the region. A map of the Midcontinent rift system, a geological feature that cuts across terranes ranging in age from 3.6 to 1.65 Ga. The rift is inferred from gravity and magnetic data and has volcanic and sedimentary basins. The map shows the location of the rift south of Lake Superior in Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska, and Kansas.Mid-Continent Rift Story Map By Communications and Publishing. Original Thumbnail Medium. Detailed Description. Meet the Mid-Continent Rift, one of the most geologically fascinating regions in the United States and Canada. Sources/Usage. Public Domain. Public Domain. Explore Search. Minerals; Geology; minerals; Mid-Continent;The Midcontinent Rift System. Figure 2. Generalized map of the western Lake Superior region showing the distribution of major rock types of the Midcontinent rift and locations of known Ni-Cu sulfide mineralization in …Midcontinent Rift. The Midcontinent Rift (MCR), a 3000-km-long band of more than 2 million km 3 of buried igneous and sedimentary rocks that outcrop near Lake Superior, has been extensively studied, as reviewed by Ojakangas et al. (2001) and S. Stein et al. (2018). To the south, it is buried by younger sediments, but easily traced because the rift-filling volcanic rocks are dense and highly ...Aug 3, 2020 · The Midcontinent Rift System (MRS) of North America is one of the world’s largest continental rifts and has an age of 1.1 Ga (giga-annum). The MRS hosts a diverse suite of magmatic and hydrothermal mineral deposits in the Lake Superior region where rift rocks are exposed at or near the surface. The Midcontinent Rift System (MRS), a 2,700 km long, horseshoe shaped, intra-continental, thermo-tectonic structure of Middle Proterozoic age, extends from central Kansas to at least southern Ohio by way of the Lake Superior basin. Its western arm, geophysically identified as the Midcontinent Gravity High, has recently been clarified ...Dive into the research topics of 'Using lake superior parks to explain the midcontinent rift'. Together they form a unique fingerprint. Lake Superior Earth and Planetary Sciences 100%. lake superior INIS 100% ... Midcontinent rift system, Mineral deposits, Plate tectonics, Regional history", author = "Seth Stein and Stein, {Carol A.} and Eunice ...The Midcontinent Rift System (MRS) or Keweenawan Rift is a 2,000 km (1,200 mi) long geological rift in the center of the North American continent and south-central part of the North American plate. It formed when the continent's core, the North American craton, began to split apart during the Mesoproterozoic era of the Precambrian, about 1.1 billion years ago.Magmatic Ni-Cu-PGE mineralization in the ~ 1.1 Ga Midcontinent Rift System (Fig. 1) in North America can be broadly divided into three types (see a recent review by Ripley, 2014).Disseminated sulfide mineralization occurs within multiple, sheet-like intrusions that comprise a large portion of the Duluth Complex.Introduction. Disseminated Cu–Ni–Platinum Group Element (PGE) occurrences in the Duluth Complex of Minnesota, the principal exposed plutonic portion of the Midcontinent Rift System (MRS), have been known for several decades (Bonnichsen, 1972, Boucher, 1975, Johnson, 1968, Listerud and Meineke, 1977, Mainwaring and Naldrett, 1977, Mogessie, 1976, Weiblen and Morey, 1975) and continue to be ...Midcontinent Rift. The Midcontinent Rift (MCR), a 3000-km-long band of more than 2 million km 3 of buried igneous and sedimentary rocks that outcrop near Lake Superior, has been extensively studied, as reviewed by Ojakangas et al. (2001) and S. Stein et al. (2018). To the south, it is buried by younger sediments, but easily traced because the ...Precise resolution of the timing of igneous activity is crucial to understanding the dynamic processes associated with continental rifting. 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