The Dragon pipe is a
diatreme associated with the
Birch Mountains kimberlite field The Birch Mountains kimberlite field is a cluster of kimberlitic volcanic pipes or diatremes in north-central Alberta, Canada that were emplaced during a period of kimberlitic volcanism in the Late Cretaceous epoch. As of 2011, 8 diatremes had b ...
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.
Alberta Geological Survey: Kimberlites, Indicator Minerals and Diamonds
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See also
* Volcanism of Canada
* Volcanism of Western Canada
*List of volcanoes in Canada
List of volcanoes in Canada is an incomplete list of volcanoes found in Mainland Canada, in the Canadian islands and in Canadian waters. All but one province, Prince Edward Island, have at least one volcano.
Alberta
British Columbia
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References
Birch Mountains kimberlite field
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