Survey Metadata
Till
Nova Scotia
1979
Till sampling survey, NTS 20O, P, 21A, B southwestern Nova Scotia, 1979.
Location map
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Survey Description
More than 200 till samples were collected in southwestern Nova Scotia in approximately 1979. The data are published in Nova Scotia Department of Mines and Energy Map 82-10.
Data Description:
Paper map; map margin has data tables keyed to samples located on the map.
Quantities Analysed:
<0.002 mm fraction by AAS after HNO3-HCl for at least 12 elements, by colourimetry for As and by fluorometry for U; heavy mineral concentrate (0.063-0.300 mm fraction) by colourimetry after a carbonate flux-fusion followed by hot water leach for W and by AAS after ammonium iodide sublimation followed by HCl leach for Sn.
Geochem Maps Available:
Sample sites with anomalous element levels are indicated on map.
Publication History
| Index | Publication |
|---|---|
| 1 | Stea, R.R., Grant, D.R. (1982). Pleistocene geology and till geochemistry of southwestern Nova Scotia (Sheets 7&8). Nova Scotia Department Mines and Energy Map 82-10. ( more) |
Project History
| Index | Year | Project |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1978-1982 | Nova Scotia Pleistocene geology project ( more) |
Geographic Extent
| Minimum Latitude | Maximum Latitude | Minimum Longitude | Maximum Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43.25° | 45° | -66.5° | -65.25° |
The geographic extent of the survey is defined by the following polygons:
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Covers parts of NTS 20O (Shelburne), P (Shelburne) and parts of 21A (Annapolis Royal), B (Eastport) in southwestern Nova Scotia. It is bounded to the north by the Bay of Fundy, to the south and west by the Atlantic Ocean.
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