Tenchen Creek is a tributary of Kakiddi Creek , which in turn is a tributary of the Klastline River , part of the Stikine River watershed in northwest part of the province of British Columbia , Canada. It flows generally flows northeast for about 8 km (5.0 mi) to join Kakiddi Creek about 13 km (8.1 mi) south of Kakiddi Creek's confluence with the Klastline River. Tenchen is a combination of the Tahltan words "ten" and "chen", which mean "ice" and "dirty" respectively.
12-583: Tenchen can refer to: Tenchen Creek , a stream in British Columbia, Canada Tenchen Choeling nunnery , a Buddhist College in Bhutan Tenchen Glacier , a glacier in British Columbia, Canada Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Tenchen . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
24-484: A formation in another region and a formation may reduce in rank for member or bed as it "pinches out". A bed is a lithologically distinct layer within a member or formation and is the smallest recognisable stratigraphic unit. These are not normally named, but may be in the case of a marker horizon . A member is a named lithologically distinct part of a formation. Not all formations are subdivided in this way and even where they are recognized, they may only form part of
36-563: Is a set of two or more formations that share certain lithological characteristics. A group may be made up of different formations in different geographical areas and individual formations may appear in more than one group. Groups are occasionally divided into subgroups, but subgroups are not mentioned in the North American Stratigraphic Code, and are permitted under International Commission on Stratigraphy guidelines only in exceptional circumstances. A supergroup
48-479: Is estimated at 1.01 m /s (36 cu ft/s). The mouth of Tenchen Creek is located about 46 km (29 mi) southeast of Telegraph Creek , about 28 km (17 mi) west-southwest of Iskut and about 80 km (50 mi) south-southwest of Dease Lake . Elwyn Creek's watershed's land cover is classified as 32.5% barren , 28.4% conifer forest , 27% snow/glacier, 8% shrubland , 3.3% herbaceous , and small amounts of other cover. Tenchen Creek
60-712: Is in Mount Edziza Provincial Park which lies within the traditional territory of the Tahltan people. Tenchen Creek originates with several small streams converging at the head of Tenchen Glacier on the east side of Mount Edziza . From its source, Tenchen Creek flows about 4 km (2.5 mi) east-northeast through conifer forest into the broad hummocky lowland of Kakiddi Valley. Tenchen Creek then flows about 1 km (0.62 mi) southeast before flowing an additional 3 km (1.9 mi) northwest where it drains into Kakiddi Creek. At
72-479: The contact need not be particularly distinct. For instance, a unit may be defined by terms such as "when the sandstone component exceeds 75%". Sequences of sedimentary and volcanic rocks are subdivided on the basis of their shared or associated lithology . Formally identified lithostratigraphic units are structured in a hierarchy of lithostratigraphic rank , higher rank units generally comprising two or more units of lower rank. Going from smaller to larger in rank,
84-437: The formation. A member need not be mappable at the same scale as a formation. Formations are the primary units used in the subdivision of a sequence and may vary in scale from tens of centimetres to kilometres. They should be distinct lithologically from other formations, although the boundaries do not need to be sharp. To be formally recognised, a formation must have sufficient extent to be useful in mapping an area. A group
96-484: The head of Tenchen Creek is an active cirque that has breached the eastern side of Mount Edziza's ice-filled summit crater . Exposed in the cirque headwall are hydrothermally altered rocks of the central volcanic conduit, as well as lava lakes that once filled the crater. These rocks are part of the Edziza Formation which comprises the nearly symmetrical trachyte stratovolcano of Mount Edziza. In
108-465: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tenchen&oldid=1214284597 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Tenchen Creek Tenchen Creek's watershed covers 42.3 km (16.3 sq mi) and its mean annual discharge
120-415: The main lithostratigraphic ranks are bed, member, formation, group and supergroup. Formal names of lithostratigraphic units are assigned by geological surveys . Units of formation or higher rank are usually named for the unit's type location , and the formal name usually also states the unit's rank or lithology. A lithostratigraphic unit may have a change in rank over a some distance; a group may thin to
132-601: The north fork of Tenchen Creek valley is a 210 m-high (690 ft) barrier of volcanic rocks called Cinder Cliff . It consists of thin, slaggy flows of basalt that ponded against stagnant ice of a valley glacier . The basalt is part of the Big Raven Formation , the youngest geological formation of the Mount Edziza volcanic complex . Tenchen Creek is the namesake of the Tenchen Member,
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#1732802401551144-588: The northern geological member of the Nido Formation . Sideromelane tuff breccia of the Tenchen Member is exposed in cliffs on the northern side of Tenchen Creek. Member (geology) A stratigraphic unit is a volume of rock of identifiable origin and relative age range that is defined by the distinctive and dominant, easily mapped and recognizable petrographic , lithologic or paleontologic features ( facies ) that characterize it. Units must be mappable and distinct from one another, but
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