Survey Metadata

Soil, Till, Stream sediment, Lake sediment

Newfoundland and Labrador

1972

Surficial sediment survey, NTS 12I, Daniel’s Harbour area, Newfoundland, 1972.





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Survey Description


 

Sample Type Number of Sites Area Sampled
lake sediment and water 125 250 square miles
stream sediment and water 640 350 square miles
B+C horizon soil not given Grid I, Grid II, road traverse (Fig. 27 in *)
basal till not given Grid I, Grid II, road traverse (Fig. 27 in *)

 

The data (presented on a series of maps) and details of the study are published in Newfoundland Department of Mines and Energy Report 75-2*.

Publication History

Index Publication
1 Hornbrook, E.H.W. (1973). Canada-Newfoundland Mineral Development Program, Project 6; geochemical-glacial geological survey (geochemical phase). In Report of Activities Part A: April to October 1972, R.G. Blackadar (ed.). Geological Survey of Canada, Paper 73-1A, p. 56. ( more)
2 Hornbrook, E.H.W., Davenport, P. (1973). Canada-Newfoundland Mineral Development Program, Project 6; geochemical – glacial geological survey (geochemical phase). In Report of Activities Part B: November 1972 to March 1973, R.G. Blackadar (ed.).  Geological Survey of Canada, Paper 73-1B, p. 25-27. ( more)
3 Hornbrook, E.H., Davenport, P.H. (1974). Exploration geochemistry – Newfoundland. In Report of Activities Part B, November 1973 to March 1974, R.G. Blackadar (ed.). Geological Survey of Canada, Paper 74-1B, p. 60. ( more)
4 Hornbrook, E.H.W., Davenport, P.H. (1974). Canada-Newfoundland Mineral Development Program, Project 6; geochemical-glacial geological survey (geochemical phase). In Report of Activities Part A. April to October 1973, R.G. Blackadar (ed.). Geological Survey of Canada, Paper 74-1A, p. 65. ( more)
5 Hornbrook, E.H., Davenport, P.H., Grant, D.R. (1975). Regional and detailed geochemical exploration studies in glaciated terrain in Newfoundland (NTS 2E/SW, 12I/SW). Newfoundland Department of Mines and Energy, Mineral Development Division, Report 75-2, 116 p. ( more)

Project History

Index Year Project
1 1972 Geochemical studies in glaciated terrain, Newfoundland, 1972 ( more)

Geographic Extent

Minimum Latitude Maximum Latitude Minimum Longitude Maximum Longitude
50.19° 50.69° -57.63° -56.97°

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

  • Covers part of NTS 12I (Port Saunders) in the Daniel’s Harbour area, Great Northern Peninsula, Newfoundland.  It is bounded to the west by the Gulf of St. Lawrence.  It extends from Daniel’s Harbour in the south to Port au Choix in the north.

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