Survey Metadata
Till
Nova Scotia
1984
Till sampling survey, NTS 11E, northern mainland Nova Scotia and Pictou Island, 1984-1985.
Location map
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Survey Description
Approximately 244 till samples were collected in 1984 and 1985 on northern mainland Nova Scotia and Pictou Island at an average density of 1 sample per 13 km 2. Samples were obtained from road cuts, sea cliffs and till pits at an average depth of 1.5 m below the modern solum. The data are published in Nova Scotia Department of Mines and Energy Open File Maps 88-031 (Map 12-1988) and 88-032 (Map 12-1988).
Data Description:
Paper map; map margin has data tables keyed to samples located on the map.
Quantities Analysed:
<0.002 mm fraction by AAS for 12 elements; by colourimetry for As; and by fluorometry for U (OF Map 88-031). Heavy mineral concentrate (0.063-0.3 mm fraction) collected in 1984 were analysed by colourimetry for W; by iodide fusion for Sn; and by DCP for Ba. HMCs (0.063-0.3 mm fraction) collected in 1985 were analysed by ICP-ES for 12 elements (OF Map 88-032).
Geochem Maps Available:
Sample sites with anomalous element levels are indicated on map.
Other Analyses:
Heavy mineral concentrate (OF Map 88-032).
Publication History
| Index | Publication |
|---|---|
| 1 | Turner, R.G., Stea, R.R. (1988). Till geochemistry of northern mainland Nova Scotia, clay fraction analyses, Map 12-88. Nova Scotia Department Mines and Energy, Open File Map 88-031. ( more) |
| 2 | Turner, R.G., Stea, R.R. (1988). Till geochemistry of northern mainland Nova Scotia, heavy mineral separate analysis, Map 12-88. Nova Scotia Department Mines and Energy, Open File Map 88-032. ( more) |
| 3 | Turner, R.G., Stea, R.R. (1990). Interpretation of till geochemical data in Nova Scotia, Canada, using mapped till units, multi-element anomaly patterns, and the relationship of till clast geology to matrix geochemistry. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, v. 37, p. 225-254. ( more) |
Project History
| Index | Year | Project |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1982-1988 | Northern mainland Nova Scotia till project, 1982-1986 ( more) |
Geographic Extent
| Minimum Latitude | Maximum Latitude | Minimum Longitude | Maximum Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45.25° | 45.85° | -62.75° | -62° |
The geographic extent of the survey is defined by the following polygons:
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Covers NTS 11E/1, 8, 9, 16 and parts of 11E/2, 7, 10, 15 on northern mainland Nova Scotia and Pictou Island. It is bounded to the north by Northumberland Strait.
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