Survey Metadata

Till, Indicator minerals

Manitoba

2015

Till sampling survey, NTS 62J/6, Arden area, southwest Manitoba, 2015.





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Manitoba Geological Survey

Survey Description


In 2015, 61 till samples weighing ~2 kg each were collected in the west half of the Arden map sheet (62J/6) at approximately 1 sample per 4 km 2.  Nineteen of the samples were collected from exposures of Quaternary sediments and 42 from surficial stations.  The surface till samples were collected between 25 and 130 cm depth with a shovel or Dutch auger from the B/C or C soil horizon.

At 20 sites, an additional 22.7 L of till was collected for processing of kimberlite indicator minerals.

The data are published in Manitoba Geological Survey Open File OF 2019-1.

These data are also part of two compilations in Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development open files OF2020-2 and OF2020-3.

Publication History

Index Publication
1 Hodder, T.J., Trommelen, M.S. (2015). Quaternary geology of the Arden NTS area (62J6), southwestern Manitoba. In Report of Activities 2015, Manitoba Mineral Resources, Manitoba Geological Survey, p. 115–123. ( more)
2 Hodder, T.J., Gauthier M.S. )2016). Kimberlite-indicator mineral results from the Arden NTS area (62J6), southwestern Manitoba. Manitoba Growth, Enterprise and Trade, Manitoba Geological Survey, Data Repository Item DRI2016003, Microsoft® Excel® file. ( more)
3 Hodder, T.J. and Gauthier, M.S. (2019). Till composition of the Arden area, southwest Manitoba (NTS 62J6). Manitoba Growth, Enterprise and Trade, Manitoba Geological Survey, Open File OF2019-1, 26 p. ( more)
4 Gauthier, M.S. (2020). Manitoba till-matrix geochemistry compilation 1: silt plus clay (<63 μm) size-fraction by instrumental neutron activation analysis. Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development, Manitoba Geological Survey, Open File OF2020-2, 6 p. ( more)
5 Gauthier, M.S. (2020). Manitoba till-matrix geochemistry compilation 2: silt plus clay (<63 μm) size-fraction by inductively coupled plasma–mass spectrometry after an aqua-regia or modified aqua-regia digestion. Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development, Manitoba Geological Survey, Open File OF2020-3, 6 p. ( more)

Project History

Index Year Project
1 2020 Manitoba Till Geochemistry Compilation Project, 2020. ( more)

Geographic Extent

Minimum Latitude Maximum Latitude Minimum Longitude Maximum Longitude
50.25° 50.5° -99.5° -99.24°

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

  • Covers most of the west half of NTS 62J/16 (Arden) in southwest Manitoba.  The centre of the study area  is located approximately 70 km northwest of the city of Brandon and 60 km west of Lake Manitoba.  The towns of Arden, Eden and Birnie and found within the study area.

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