Palaeoproterozoic to Mesoproterozoic Geology of North Queensland
Palaeoproterozoic to Mesoproterozoic Geology of North Queensland
Palaeoproterozoic to Mesoproterozoic Geology of North Queensland
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Deformation & metamorphismLanglovale Group (Savannah or Kowanyama Province?)• Unconformable on Etheridge Group – truncates major E-W folds• Open folding with E-W shortening (D2 in Etheridge Group?), but no cleavage• Unconformably overlain by Croydon Volcanic Group and intruded by EsmeraldaSupersuite• Not metamorphosed (except contact metamorphism by Esmeralda Supersuite)• Relationships and zircon MDA indicate older than 1550Ma and younger than1625Ma• Tentatively considered part <strong>of</strong> Savannah Province (best developed in CoenInlier), but could be Kowanyama Province that lies in subsurface betweenGeorge<strong>to</strong>wn & Mt IsaCroydon Province• Not metamorphosed• Dominated by almost flat-lying sheets <strong>of</strong> felsic ignimbrite