Survey Metadata

Soil, Till, Stream sediment

Ontario

1968

Till and stream sediment sampling survey, NTS 42F/4, Manitouwadge area, northern Ontario, 1968.





Location map

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Primary Publications (see below for full list)

Index Publication
1 Kettles, I.M., Garrett, R.G., Bauke, S.D. (1998). Till, soil, and stream sediment geochemistry in the vicinity of the Manitouwadge greenstone belt. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 3562, 210 p. ( more)

Survey Description


In June to August 1968, three geochemical orientation surveys were carried out in the Manitouwadge area: soil and till profiles, regional till samples and regional stream sediments.  A total of 791 soil, till and stream sediment samples were collected and analysed for Cu, Pb and Zn.  A summary of the study is found in Geological Survey of Canada Report of Activities, Paper 69-1 Part A.  The data are found in GAS Files 11, 12 and 13.

In 1994, 43 till samples and 109 stream sediment samples from the 1968 orientation survey were reanalyzed to compare trace metal distribution in tills and stream sediments.  In addition, 134 soil and 281 till samples, collected from vertical profiles at sites along two exploration trenches, were also reanalyzed (no Hg) to take advantage of improved geochemical techniques.  The data are published in GSC Open File 3562.  Some samples were then analysed for mercury and the data are published in GSC Open File 3790 and GSC Current Research 1995-E and further discussed in GSC Current Research 1997-C.

Data Description:

Paper report; data on diskette.

Quantities Analysed:

<0.063 mm fraction of soil and till analysed for 24 elements by ICP-AES after a nitric aqua regia partial digestion.

Geochem Maps Available:

Proportional symbol maps showing dispersal of elements in the <0.063 mm fraction of till and dispersal of clasts in the 5.6-16 mm fraction of till.  Soil and till profiles (<0.063 mm fraction) for Nama Creek showing distribution of selected elements.

Other Analyses:

Pebble lithologies; carbonate (<0.063 mm by LECO).

Publication History

Index Publication
1 Garrett, R.G. (1969). Geochemical study, Manitouwadge, Ontario (42F/4). In Report of Activities Part A, Geological Survey of Canada, Paper 69-1A, p. 47-48. ( more)
2 Hornbrook, E.W.H. (1975). Manitouwadge Cu-Pb-Zn deposit, Ontario. In Conceptual models in exploration geochemistry, The Canadian Cordillera and Canadian Shield, P.M.D. Bradshaw (compiler and ed.). Journal of Geochemical Exploration, v. 4, no. 1, p. 173-174 ( more)
3 Kettles, I.M., Garrett, R.G., Murton, J.B. (1995). Till and stream sediment geochemistry near the Manitouwadge greenstone belt, Ontario. In Current Research 1995-E, Geological Survey of Canada, p. 187-193. ( more)
4 Kettles, I.M., Bauke, S.D., Garrett, R.G. (1997). Mercury in till and stream sediments in Manitouwadge-Hornpayne region, Ontario. In Current Research 1997-C, Geological Survey of Canada, p. 185-190. ( more)
5 Kettles, I.M., Garrett, R.G., Bauke, S.D. (1998). Till, soil, and stream sediment geochemistry in the vicinity of the Manitouwadge greenstone belt. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 3562, 210 p. ( more)
6 Kettles, I.M., Garrett, R.G. (1999). Mercury data for till and stream sediment samples from the Manitouwadge region. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 3790, 37 p. ( more)
7 McClenaghan, M.B., Peter, J.M. (2013). Till geochemical signatures of volcanogenic massive sulphide deposits in glaciated terrain: a summary of Canadian examples. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 7354, 36 p. ( more)

Project History

Index Year Project
1 1994-1995 Manitouwadge Reanalysis Project ( more)

Downloadable Files

Index Description Size (bytes)
1
Diskette to accompany GSC Open File 3562 ( FileID=309 download )
This ZIP file contains a copy of the data diskette originally released with GSC Open File 3562.
206660
2
GAS file archive ( FileID=648 download )
This file is an archive of geochemical data stored in the Geochemical Analysis System (GAS) format.  The ZIP file contains a readme file, the data and a user manual.
6574145
3
GAS file archive list of contents ( FileID=649 download )
A PDF file listing the files contained in “gasfiles.zip”.  The file also lists related publications and if a survey for the data has been created in The Canadian Database of Geochemical Surveys.
57064

Geographic Extent

Minimum Latitude Maximum Latitude Minimum Longitude Maximum Longitude
49.108° 49.216° -85.955° -85.744°

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

  • Covers the northwest part of NTS 42F/4 in the Manitouwadge area of northern Ontario. It is located just west of Wowun Lake and just north of the town of Manitouwadge.  The Geco Mine is located in the eastern part of the study area.

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