Survey Metadata
Till
Nova Scotia
1985
Till sampling, 11D/5, 12, 13, 21A/9 (E½), eastern South Mountain Batholith area, central Nova Scotia, 1985.
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Survey Description
Till sampling was carried out in 1985 in the Sambro, Halifax, Mt. Uniacke and Chester map areas, on the eastern portion of the South Mountain Batholith (SMB), central Nova Scotia. Samples were collected on a 2 km2 grid from beneath the placon and/or B-horizon zone at an average depth of 1 m. In most cases till was sampled although ice contact deposits or residuum were locally collected. Glacial deposits were sampled primarily in road cuts and hand-dug pits. The data are published in Nova Scotia Department of Mines and Energy Preliminary Maps 87-011, 87-012 and 87-013. A compilation of the geochemistry from the entire SMB area can be found in Nova Scotia Department of Mines Open File Report 90-006.
Data Description:
Paper maps; map margin has data tables keyed to sample numbers plotted on map. Compilation report 90-006 is a paper report with data lists.
Quantities Analysed:
Map 87-011: <0.063 mm fraction by XRF for 8 elements; by INAA for 26 elements; by AAS for Fe and Mn. HMCs by INAA for W; by ICP-MS for Sn, Nb, Ta.
Map 87-012: <0.063 mm fraction for Cu, Pb, Zn, Nb, Sr, Ni, Cr and TiO2 by XRF; for selected elements by INAA and for Au by FA-AAS.
Map 87-013: <0.063 mm fraction of till for Cu, Pb, Zn, Nb, Sr, Ni, Cr and TiO2 by XRF; for Fe and Mn by AAS; for Au + 25 elements by INAA; for Fe and Mn by AAS. HMC for W by INAA and for Sn, Nb and Ta by ICP-MS.
Report 90-006: <0.063 mm fraction of till for Ni, Cr, Ba, Th, Sc, As, Rb, Sb, Ta, U and W by INAA; for Pb, Zn, Cu, Fe, and Mn by AAS using a partial extraction of HCl-HNO3 (1:3).
Geochem Maps Available:
Report 90-006: trend surface plots and proportional symbol plots for various elements.
Other Analyses:
Map 87-011: Heavy mineral concentrates.
Map 87-012: HMC for W by INAA and for Sn, Nb and Ta by ICP-MS.
Publication History
| Index | Publication |
|---|---|
| 1 | Boner, F.J., Finck, P.W., Graves, R.M. (1987). Preliminary till geochemistry of the Chester map sheet, South Mountain Batholith. Nova Scotia Department Mines and Energy, Open File Map 87-013. ( more) |
| 2 | Boner, F.J., Finck, P.W., Graves, R.M. (1987). Preliminary till geochemistry of the Halifax and Sambro map sheets, South Mountain Batholith. Nova Scotia Department Mines and Energy, Open File Map 87-012. ( more) |
| 3 | Boner, F.J., Finck, P.W., Graves, R.M. (1987). Preliminary till geochemistry of the Mount Uniacke map sheet, South Mountain Batholith Project. Nova Scotia Department Mines and Energy, Open File Map 87-011. ( more) |
| 4 | Finck, P.W., Graves, R.M., Boner, F.J. (1988). The South Mountain Batholith Pleistocene survey: progress report. In Report of Activities 1988, Part A, D.R. MacDonald, Y. Brown (ed.). Nova Scotia Department of Mines and Energy, Report 88-3, p.117-121. ( more) |
| 5 | Finck, P.W., Graves, R.M., Boner, F.J. (1989). Progress report on the South Mountain Batholith Pleistocene Survey. In Report of Activities 1989, Part A, D.R. MacDonald, K.A. Mills (ed.). Nova Scotia Department of Mines and Energy, Report 89-3, p.81-82. ( more) |
| 6 | Boner, F.J., Finck, P.W., Graves, R.M. (1990). Trace element analysis of till (-230 mesh), South Mountain Batholith, NTS Sheets 11D/5, 12, 13, 21A/3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12,14,15,16, 21H/2 and 20P/13. Nova Scotia Department of Mines and Energy Open File Report 90-006. ( more) |
| 7 | Finck, P.W., Boner, F.J., Graves, R.M. (1990). Heavy mineral till geochemistry (tin) of the eastern and central South Mountain Batholith. Nova Scotia Department of Mines and Energy Open File Report 90-004. ( more) |
Project History
| Index | Year | Project |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1985-1990 | South Mountain Batholith (SMB) Pleistocene Mapping Project, Nova Scotia ( more) |
Geographic Extent
| Minimum Latitude | Maximum Latitude | Minimum Longitude | Maximum Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44.38° | 44.9° | -64.25° | -63.5° |
The geographic extent of the survey is defined by the following polygons:
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Covers NTS 11D/5, 12, 13 and the east half of NTS 21A/9 on the eastern portion of the South Mountain Batholith, central Nova Scotia. It is bounded to the south by the Atlantic Ocean.
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