Discussion of the progress report of the Federal–Provincial Committee on Huronian Stratigraphy

It is argued that the term "Huronian", which has been, and still is, widely used as a time-stratigraphic term, serves a useful purpose in correlating the early Proterozoic rocks of Ontario with those of the Lake Superior region. It should not be used, therefore, as a rock-stratigraphic name of only local significance, as has been suggested in the progress report of the Federal–Provincial Committee on Huronian Stratigraphy, but be retained as an informal 'systemic' name pending clarification of conflicting results of age relationships of early Proterozoic rocks of the Great Lakes region.A scheme of stratigraphic nomenclature is tentatively outlined for the early Proterozoic rocks of the Great Lakes region.