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Geological Survey of Canada, Quebec Division

1991

Big Bald Mountain (21O/1), New Brunswick till samples (Doiron – GSC Quebec) - INRS XRF + INA analyses

Type: lab data

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Bundle Description

A till sample survey was completed in the Big Bald Mountain Area of New Brunswick. This area of New Brunswick is located in Northumberland County, northwest of Newcastle which corresponds to NTS map sheet 21-O/1.

The till samples were analysed for 38 trace elements using instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA) and  x-ray fluorescence (XRF). The samples were irradiated using INAA on a 3 monitor reactor at McMaster University. XRF analysis of the samples was performed by  laboratories at the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS- Géoressources ) in Sainte-Foy, Quebec.  

The geochemical results of this survey were reported by A. Doiron, Geological Survey of Canada, Quebec Office.

The data were published in Geological Survey of Canada Open File 2560.

Sample Classification (Analytical)

Index Sample Count Survey Sample Type Prep Lab Material Control Ref Unknown Source Duplicates count
1  221  Till sampling survey, NTS 21O/1, north central New Brunswick, 1990-1991. ( more)   Till  <63 micron No  No  152 
2  173  Till sampling survey, central Miramichi Zone, NTS 21O,P, J, New Brunswick, 1985-1987. ( more)   Till  <63 micron No  No  24 

Analytical Package Description

Laboratory: Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS-Géoressources), Sainte-Foy, Quebec

Name: INRS XRF + INAA (low detection limits) ( more)

The samples were analysed for 38 trace elements using instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA) and x-ray fluorescence (XRF).  INAA at low detection limits (calculated at the 3σ level) was performed at McMaster University. Analyses by XRF were performed at the Institut national de la recherche scientifique - Géoressources (INRS) in Sainte-Foy, Quebec

Analytical Suites:

Index Name
1  INRS XRF (1)
2  INRS/McMaster INAA (low DL)

Analytical Methods:

Index Column Name Suite Order Method Order Suite Repeat Quantity Units Determination Limit
1  Ba_XRF  1  1  0    Ba   ppm 50  
2  Co_XRF  1  2  0    Co   ppm 2  
3  Cr_XRF  1  3  0    Cr   ppm 4  
4  Cu_XRF  1  4  0    Cu   ppm 4  
5  Ga_XRF  1  5  0    Ga   ppm 2  
6  Nb_XRF  1  6  0    Nb   ppm 2  
7  Ni_XRF  1  7  0    Ni   ppm 3  
8  Pb_XRF  1  8  0    Pb   ppm 5  
9  Rb_XRF  1  9  0    Rb   ppm 3  
10  Sr_XRF  1  10  0    Sr   ppm 3  
11  V_XRF  1  11  0    V   ppm 5  
12  Y_XRF  1  12  0    Y   ppm 4  
13  Zn_XRF  1  13  0    Zn   ppm 5  
14  Zr_XRF  1  14  0    Zr   ppm 3  
15  Ag_INA  2  1  0    Ag   ppm 2  
16  As_INA  2  2  0    As   ppm 0.5  
17  Au_INA  2  3  0    Au   ppb 2  
18  Ba_INA  2  4  0    Ba   ppm 50  
19  Br_INA  2  5  0    Br   ppm 0.5  
20  Ce_INA  2  6  0    Ce   ppm 2  
21  Co_INA  2  7  0    Co   ppm 5  
22  Cr_INA  2  8  0    Cr   ppm 20  
23  Cs_INA  2  9  0    Cs   ppm 0.5  
24  Eu_INA  2  10  0    Eu   ppm 0.2  
25  Fe_INA  2  11  0    Fe   percent 0.025  
26  Hf_INA  2  12  0    Hf   ppm 0.5  
27  Ho_INA  2  13  0    Ho   ppm 0.5  
28  La_INA  2  14  0    La   ppm 2  
29  Lu_INA  2  15  0    Lu   ppm 0.1  
30  Mo_INA  2  16  0    Mo   ppm 1  
31  Nd_INA  2  17  0    Nd   ppm 5  
32  Ni_INA  2  18  0    Ni   ppm 50  
33  Rb_INA  2  19  0    Rb   ppm 5  
34  Sb_INA  2  20  0    Sb   ppm 0.1  
35  Sc_INA  2  21  0    Sc   ppm 0.2  
36  Sm_INA  2  22  0    Sm   ppm 0.1  
37  Ta_INA  2  23  0    Ta   ppm 0.5  
38  Tb_INA  2  24  0    Tb   ppm 0.2  
39  Th_INA  2  25  0    Th   ppm 0.2  
40  U_INA  2  26  0    U   ppm 0.5  
41  W_INA  2  27  0    W   ppm 1  
42  Yb_INA  2  28  0    Yb   ppm 0.2  
43  Zr_INA  2  29  0    Zr   ppm 200  
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