The Bell-Irving volcanic district is a volcanic field in the upper Bell-Irving River watershed of northern British Columbia, Canada. It is considered part of the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province, consisting of 14 volcanic centres. They comprise pillow lava and/or volcaniclastic rocks, which were possibly emplaced by alpine glaciovolcanic eruptions during the Pleistocene. The volcanic deposits were discovered between 1992 and 2004 but remained undescribed until 2006.

Occurrences

The Bell-Irving volcanic district includes the following:

  • Adzich volcanic centre
  • Owl Creek South volcanic deposits
  • Owl Creek North volcanic deposits
  • Rochester Creek Southwest volcanic centre
  • Rochester Creek Southeast volcanic centre
  • Upper Rochester Creek volcanic deposits
  • Rochester Creek Northeast-South volcanic deposits
  • Rochester Creek Northeast-North volcanic deposits
  • Bell-Irving River East South volcanic deposit
  • Bell-Irving River East North volcanic deposit
  • Bell-Irving River volcanic centre
  • Bell-Irving Northeast volcanic deposits
  • Icefield Ridge volcanic deposit
  • Craven Lake volcanic centre

References


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B.C. (British Columbia) Historical News, Volume 12, No. 4, Summer 1979