Publications
External Publications (contact Leanne Pyle lpyle@vigeoscience.com for information)
Hadlari, T., Davis, W.J., Dewing, K., Heaman, L.M., Lemieux, Y., Ootes, L., Pratt, B.R., and Pyle, L.J., 2012. Two detrital zircon signatures for the Cambrian passive margin of northern Laurentia highlighted by new U-Pb results from northern Canada; Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 124, p. 1155-1168.
Pigage, L.C., Crowley, J.L., Pyle, L.J., Abbott, J.G., Roots, C.F., and Schmitz, M.D., 2012. U-Pb zircon age of an Ordovician tuff in southeast Yukon: implications for the age of the Cambrian-Ordovician boundary; Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, v. 49, p. 732-741.
Pyle, L.J., 2012. Cambrian and Lower Ordovician Sauk megasequence of northwestern Canada, Northern Rocky Mountains to the Beaufort Sea. In J.R. Derby, R.D. Fritz, S.A. Longacre, W.A. Morgan, and C.A. Sternbach (eds.), The Great American Carbonate Bank: The Geology and Economic Resources of the Cambrian- Ordovician Sauk Megasequence of Laurentia; AAPG Memoir 98, p. 675-723.
Pyle, L.J., Barnes, C.R., and McKenzie McAnally, L., 2007. Conodont biostratigraphy of the latest Cambrian-Early Ordovician upper McKay Group, southeastern British Columbia; Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, v. 44.
Pyle, L.J., Narbonne, G.M., Nowlan, G.S., Xiao, S., and James,N.P., 2006. Early Cambrian metazoan eggs, embryos, and phosphatic microfossils from northwestern Canada. Journal of Paleontology, 80 p. 811-825.
Johnston, S.T. and Pyle, L.J., 2005. Aley Carbonatite: A Paleozoic iron oxide copper gold (IOCG) deposit in north-central British Columbia? in Geological Fieldwork 2004, British Columbia Ministry of Energy and Mines, Paper 2005-1, p. 159-166.
Zhang, S., Pyle, L.J. and Barnes, C.R., 2005. Evolution of the Early Paleozoic Cordilleran Margin of Laurentia: Tectonic and Eustatic Events Interpreted from Sequence Stratigraphy and Conodont Community Patterns. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, 42: 999-1031.
Pyle, L.J., Narbonne, G.M., James, N.P., Dalrymple, R.W., and Kaufman, A.J., 2004. Integrated Ediacaran chronostratigraphy, Wernecke Mountains, northwestern Canada. Precambrian Research, 132: 1-27.
Barnes, C.R., Zhang, S. and Pyle, L.J., 2003. Interpreting conodont communities, tectonics and eustasy of the Ordovician – Early Silurian Laurentian margins, in Albanesi, G.L. Beresi, M.S. and Peralta, S.M., eds., INSUGEO, Serie Correlación Geológica, 17: Proceedings 9th ISOS, Tucumá, p. 477-480.
Pyle, L.J. and Barnes, C.R., 2003a. Conodonts from a platform-to-basin transect, Lower Ordovician to Lower Silurian, Northeastern British Columbia, Canada. Journal of Paleontology, 77: 146-171.
Pyle, L.J. and Barnes, C.R., 2003b. Lower Paleozoic stratigraphic and biostratigraphic correlations in the Canadian Cordillera: implications for the tectonic evolution of the Laurentian margin. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, 40: 1739-1753.
Pyle, L.J., Orchard, M.J., Barnes, C.R, and Landry, M.L., 2003a. Conodont biostratigraphy of the Lower to Middle Devonian Deserters Formation (new), Road River Group, northeastern British Columbia. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, 40: 99-113.
Pyle, L.J., Barnes, C.R. and Ji, Z., 2003b. Conodont fauna and biostratigraphy of the Outram, Skoki and Owen Creek formations (Lower to Middle Ordovician), Wilcox Pass, Alberta, Canada. Journal of Paleontology, 77: 958-976.
Pyle, L.J. and Barnes, C.R., 2001a. Conodonts from the Kechika Formation and Road River Group (Lower to Upper Ordovician) of the Cassiar Terrane, Northern British Columbia. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, 38: 1387-1401.
Pyle, L.J. and Barnes, C.R., 2001b. Ordovician-Silurian stratigraphic framework, Macdonald Platform to Ospika Embayment transect, northeastern British Columbia. Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology, 49: 513-535.
Pyle, L.J. and Barnes, C.R., 2000. Upper Cambrian to Lower Silurian stratigraphic framework of platform-to-basin facies, northeastern British Columbia. Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology, 48: 123-149.
Government Reports available through NTGO Gateway (gateway.nwtgeoscience.ca)
Pyle, L.J. and Gal, L.P., 2014. Petroleum Potential Data from Cambrian Sections in the northern Mackenzie Mountains and Franklin Mountains (NTS 96B, 96C, 96D and 106H),Northwest Territories; Northwest Territories Geoscience Office, NWT Open File 2014-003.
Pyle, L.J. and Gal, L.P., 2014. Analytical Results from Cretaceous and Devonian Studies in Mackenzie Plain;Northwest Territories Geoscience Office, NWT Open Report 2014-006.
Pyle, L.J., Gal, L.P., and Fiess, K.M., 2014. Devonian Horn River Group: A Reference Section, Lithogeochemical Characterization and Correlation of Measured Sections and Wells, and Petroleum Potential Data (NTS 95M, 95N, 96C, 96D, 96E, 106H, and 106I), Mackenzie Plain area, NWT; Northwest Territories Geoscience Office, NWT Open File 2014-06.
Jiang, C., Pyle, L.J., andGal, L.P., 2014. Organic Geochemistry of Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Middle to Upper Devonian Outcrop Samples from Mackenzie Plain Area; Northwest Territories Geoscience Office, NWT Open File 2014-05.
Pyle, L.J. and Gal, L.P, 2013. Measured Sections and Petroleum Potential Data (Conventional and Unconventional) of Horn River Group Outcrops, NTS 96C, 96E, and 106H, Northwest Territories – Part III; Northwest Territories Geoscience Office, NWT Open Report 2013-005.
Levson, V., Pyle, L.J., and Fournier, M., 2012. Identification of Potential Silica Sand Deposits in the Northwest Territories; NWT Open File 2012-06, 76 p.
Pyle, L.J. and Gal, L.P., 2012. Measured Sections and Petroleum Potential Data (Conventional and Unconventional) of Horn River Group Outcrops, NTS 95M, 95N, 96C, 96D, 96E, 106H, and 106I, Northwest Territories – Part II; Northwest Territories Geoscience Office, NWT Open Report 2012-008.
Gal, L.P and Pyle, L.J., 2012. Petroleum Potential Data (Conventional and Unconventional) for Horn River Group from 26 Exploration Wells – NTS 95N, 96C, 96D, 96E, 96F and 106H,, Northwest Territories; Northwest Territories Geoscience Office, NWT Open Report 2012-009.
Pyle, L.J., Gal, L.P. and Lemiski, R.T., 2011. Measured Sections and Petroleum Potential Data (Conventional and Unconventional) of Horn River Group Outcrops- Part 1, NTS 96D, 96E, and 106H, Northwest Territories; Northwest Territories Geoscience Office, NWT Open File 2011-09.
Pyle, L.J. and Gal, L.P., 2011. Petroleum Potential Data from Cambrian Sections in the northern Mackenzie Mountains, NTS 96D and 106H, Northwest Territories; Northwest Territories Geoscience Office, NWT Open Report 2011-008.
Pyle, L.J., 2010. Conceptual Petroleum Plays in Peel Plateau and Plain, NWT and Yukon, NWT Open File 2010-005.
Gal, L.P. and Pyle, L.J., 2009.Chapter 5 – Silurian-Devonian Strata (Delorme Group); in Regional Geoscience Studies and Petroleum Potential, Peel Plateau and Plain, Northwest Territories and Yukon: Project Volume, edited by L.J. Pyle and A.L. Jones, Northwest Territories Geoscience Office and Yukon Geological Survey, NWT Open File 2009-02 and YGS Open File 2009-25, p. 161-186.
Gal, L.P., Pyle, L.J., Hadlari, T., and Allen, T A.,2009.Chapter 6 – Lower to Middle Devonian Strata, Arnica-Landry formations Play and Kee Scarp Play; in Regional Geoscience Studies and Petroleum Potential, Peel Plateau and Plain, Northwest Territories and Yukon: Project Volume, edited by L.J. Pyle and A.L. Jones, Northwest Territories Geoscience Office and Yukon Geological Survey, NWT Open File 2009-02 and YGS Open File 2009-25, p. 187-289.
Lemieux, Y., MacLean, B.C., and Pyle, L.J., 2009.Chapter 2 – Regional Structure/Seismic Transects; in Regional Geoscience Studies and Petroleum Potential, Peel Plateau and Plain, Northwest Territories and Yukon: Project Volume, edited by L.J. Pyle and A.L. Jones, Northwest Territories Geoscience Office and Yukon Geological Survey, NWT Open File 2009-02 and YGS Open File 2009-25, p. 43-82.
Pyle, L.J. and Gal, L.P., 2009a.Chapter 3 – Cambrian Strata and Basal Cambrian Play; in Regional Geoscience Studies and Petroleum Potential, Peel Plateau and Plain, Northwest Territories and Yukon: Project Volume, edited by L.J. Pyle and A.L. Jones, Northwest Territories Geoscience Office and Yukon Geological Survey, NWT Open File 2009-02 and YGS Open File 2009-25, p. 83-111.
Pyle, L.J. and Gal, L.P., 2009b.Chapter 4 – Cambrian-Ordovician to Silurian Strata and Lower Paleozoic Platform Play; in Regional Geoscience Studies and Petroleum Potential, Peel Plateau and Plain, Northwest Territories and Yukon: Project Volume, edited by L.J. Pyle and A.L. Jones, Northwest Territories Geoscience Office and Yukon Geological Survey, NWT Open File 2009-02 and YGS Open File 2009-25, p. 112-160.
Pyle, L.J. and Gal, L.P., 2009c.Petroleum play data for the Kee Scarp play (Ramparts Formation), Mackenzie corridor, Northwest Territories; Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 6125, 21 p., 1 CD-ROM.
Pyle, L.J. and Jones, A.L., 2009. Chapter 1 – Introduction; in Regional Geoscience Studies and Petroleum Potential, Peel Plateau and Plain, Northwest Territories and Yukon: Project Volume, edited by L.J. Pyle and A.L. Jones; Northwest Territories Geoscience Office and Yukon Geological Survey, NWT Open File 2009-02 and YGS Open File 2009-25, p. 1-42.
Gal, L.P., Allen, T.L., Fraser, T.A., Hadlari, T., Lemieux, Y., Pyle, L.J., and Zantvoort, W.G., 2007. Rock-Eval 6 / TOC analyses from outcrop samples in northern Mackenzie Mountains, eastern Richardson Mountains, and southern Peel Plateau and Plain NTS 106F, G, H; Northwest Territories and Yukon, Canada. Northwest Territories Geoscience Office, NWT Open Report 2007-002.
Pyle, L.J., and Gal, L.P., 2007. Lower to Middle Paleozoic stratigraphy and measured sections, NTS 106F, G, H, I, Northwest Territories. Northwest Territories Geoscience Office, NWT Open Report 2007-004.
Geological Field Guides available through NTGO Gateway (gateway.nwtgeoscience.ca)
Gal, L.P. and Pyle, L.J., 2011. Geological Field Guide for Cambrian to Cretaceous Strata in northern Mackenzie Plain, Franklin Mountains, and northern Mackenzie Mountains, Northwest Territories (NTS 096 C, D, E, F & 106 H); Northwest Territories Geoscience Office, NWT Open File 2011-06, 68 p.
Jones, A.L. and Pyle, L.J. (compilers), 2007. Roadside Geology of the Dempster Highway, Northwest Territories & Yukon, A geological roadmap for Canada’s most northwestern road; Northwest Territories Geoscience Office and Yukon Geological Survey, NWT Open Report 2007-009 & YGS Open File 2007-11, 1 folded map.
Pyle, L.J., Roots, C., Allen, T.L., Fraser, T.A., Bond, J., Jones, A.L., and Gal, L.P., 2007. Roadside Geology of the Dempster Highway, Northwest Territories and Yukon, A traveler’s guide to the Geology of Canada’s most northwestern road; Northwest Territories Geoscience Office and Yukon Geological Survey, NWT Open File 2007-05 and YGS Open File 2007-10, 92 p.
Publications available through GEOSCAN (http://geoscan.ess.nrcan.gc.ca/)
Serié, C., Bergquist, C.L., and Pyle, L.J., 2013. Seventeen measured sections of Cambrian Mount Clark and Mount Cap formations, northern Mackenzie Mountains and Franklin Mountains, Northwest Territories; Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 6148, 77 p.
Pyle, L.J. and Gal, L.P., 2009.Petroleum play data for the Kee Scarp play (Ramparts Formation), Mackenzie corridor, Northwest Territories; Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 6125, 21 p., 1 CD-ROM.
Pyle, L.J., 2008. Petroleum play data for the Lower Paleozoic platform play (Ronning Group), Mackenzie corridor; Geological Survey of Canada Open File 5667, 1 CD-ROM.
Pyle, L.J., Allen, T.L., Fraser, T.A., and Zantvoort, W.G., 2008. Petroleum play data for Upper Devonian and Carboniferous siliciclastics (Imperial and Tuttle formations), Mackenzie corridor; Geological Survey of Canada Open File 5894, 1 CD-ROM.
Lemieux, Y., Gal, L.P., Pyle, L.J., Hadlari, T., and Zantvoort, W.G., 2007. Report of activities on the structural geology of southern Peel Plateau and Plain region, Northwest Territories and Yukon Territory. In Current Research. Geological Survey of Canada, 2007-A3, pp. 9.
Pyle, L.J., Allen, T.L., Fraser, T.A., Gal, L.P., Hadlari, T., Jones, A.L., Lemieux, Y., and Zantvoort, W.G., 2007. Field-based stratigraphic studies in the Peel Plateau, Peel Plain, and adjacent areas, Northwest Territories and Yukon. Geological Survey of Canada, Current Research 2007-A7, 11p.
Pyle, L.J., Jones, A.L., and Gal, L.P., 2006. Geoscience Knowledge Synthesis: Peel Plateau and Plain, a prospective hydrocarbon province in the Northern Mackenzie Corridor. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5234/NWT Open File 2006-001, 85p.
Pyle, L.J., Jones, A.L., Gal, L.P., Abbott, J.G., McCracken, A.D., Fowler, M.G., and Stasiuk, L.D., 2006. 2005 Reconnaissance field program in Peel Plateau and Plain Region, NWT and Yukon. Geological Survey of Canada, Current Research 2006-A6, 13p.
Volumes and Monographs
Pyle, L.J. and Jones, A.L. (editors), 2009. Regional Geoscience Studies and Petroleum Potential, Peel Plateau and Plain, Northwest Territories and Yukon: Project Volume; Northwest Territories Geoscience Office and Yukon Geological Survey, NWT Open File 2009-02 and YGS Open File 2009-25, 549 p.
Note: accompanying Digital Atlas (1023 MB) available through NTGO:
Pierce, K.L. and Jones, A.L. (compilers), 2009. ArcGIS®9.x Digital Atlas to accompany Regional Geoscience Studies and Petroleum Potential, Peel Plateau and Plain, Northwest Territories and Yukon: Project Volume; Northwest Territories Geoscience Office, NWT Open File 2009-03. Digital files
Pyle, L.J. and Barnes, C.R., 2002. Taxonomy, evolution and biostratigraphy of conodonts from the Kechika Formation, Skoki Formation and Road River Group (Upper Cambrian to Lower Silurian), northeastern British Columbia. National Research Council of Canada Monograph Series, 44461: 1-227.