Survey Metadata
Till
Nova Scotia
1979
Till sampling survey, NTS 20P, 21A, southwest Nova Scotia, 1979.
Location map
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Survey Description
More than 90 till samples were collected in southwest Nova Scotia in approximately 1979. The data are published in Nova Scotia Department of Mines and Energy Map 82-01.
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 (Laforte) digestion for at least 12 elements; by colourimetry after nitric-perchloric acid digestion for As; by fluorometry after hot nitric acid 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. (1981). Pleistocene geology and till geochemistry of south central Nova Scotia (Sheet 6). Nova Scotia Department Mines and Energy Map 82-01. ( 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43.67° | 44.37° | -65.25° | -64.25° |
The geographic extent of the survey is defined by the following polygons:
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Covers parts of NTS 20P (Shelburne) and 21A (Annapolis Royal) in southwest Nova Scotia. It is bounded to the south by the Atlantic Ocean.
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