Download or read book Geological Survey of Canada, Current Research (Online) no. 2004-B2 written by Elizabeth C. Turner and published by Natural Resources Canada. This book was released on 2004 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper addresses previous interpretations of the origin of planar laminae and breccia networks found in carbonate rocks of the Society Cliffs Formation, which hosts numerous base metal showings and the Nanisivik zinc-lead deposit on northern Baffin Island. Field observations concerning the sedimentology of the Society Cliffs basinal laminite and the types of breccia found in laminite are presented and a new interpretation of the origin of these rocks is offered. Implications of the findings for oceanic chemistry & base metal mineralization are briefly discussed.