// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhat did the Matachewan hotspot say? "I'm a melt-down.

The Matachewan hotspot was a volcanic hotspot responsible for the creation of the large 2,500 to 2,450 million year old Matachewan dike swarm, as well as continental rifting of the Superior and Hearne cratons during the Paleoproterozoic period.

See also

• Volcanism of Canada
• Volcanism of Eastern Canada
• Mackenzie hotspot
• Great Lakes Tectonic Zone

References

• Short-lived mantle generated magmatic events and their dyke swarms: The key unlocking Earth's paleogeographic record back to 2.6 Ga