Survey Metadata

Till

Nunavut

1975

Till sampling, NTS 55M, 65P, Baker Lake area, Nunavut, 1975-1976.





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Geological Survey of Canada, Northern Canada Division

Survey Description


More than 2000 samples were collected in 1975 and 1976 in the Baker Lake area, Nunavut.  The data were published in GSC Open File 1335.  The samples were reanalyzed using improved analytical methods and republished in GSC Open File 3243.  A Quaternary framework for drift prospecting in the area was published in GSC Bulletin 485.

Data Description:

Paper report and paper maps (OF 1335); Paper report and 4 diskettes (ASCII, dBase3.0 and Excel 3.0) (OF 3243).

Quantities Analysed:

<0.063 mm fraction by ICP-AES after hot nitric-aqua regia digestion for 31 elements; by INAA for 34 elements (OF 3243).

Geochem Maps Available:

Proportional dot maps showing regional distribution of U, Au, Ag, As, Hg, Cu, Pb, Zn, Ni, Cr, Ba, Fe Mg, V, and Sr (OF 3243).

Publication History

Index Publication
1 Klassen, R.A., Burns, R.K. (1986). Till geochemistry, Baker Lake, District Of Keewatin. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 1335. ( more)
2 Klassen, R.A. (1995). Drift composition and glacial dispersal trains, Baker Lake area, District of Keewatin, Northwest Territories. Geological Survey of Canada, Bulletin 485, 73 p. ( more)
3 Klassen, R.A., Knight, R.D. (1996). Till geochemistry of the Baker Lake area, District of Keewatin, Northwest Territories. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 3243. ( more)
4 Klassen, R.A. (2001). The interpretation of background variation in regional geochemical surveys; an example from Nunavut, Canada. Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis, v. 1, p. 163-173. ( more)

Project History

Index Year Project
1 1970-1976 Keewatin drift sampling project, 1970-1976 ( more)
2 1995-1996 Baker Lake, Nunavut reanalysis project, 1995 ( more)

Downloadable Files

Index Description Size (bytes)
1
Diskette to accompany GSC Open File 3243 ( FileID=286 download )
This ZIP file contains a copy of the data diskette originally released with GSC Open File 3243.
1109193
2
Diskette to accompany GSC Open File 1335 ( FileID=140 download )
This ZIP file contains a copy of the data diskette originally released with GSC Open File 1335.
44694

Geographic Extent

Minimum Latitude Maximum Latitude Minimum Longitude Maximum Longitude
63.5° 64.08° -97.25° -94.5°

The geographic extent of the survey is defined by the following polygons:

  • Covers parts of NTS 55M, 65P in the Baker Lake area, Nunavut.

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