Survey Metadata

Stream sediment

Quebec

1971

Stream sediment sampling survey, NTS 22G/1, 22B/16 and 22H/4, Boisbuisson area, Gaspé Peninsula, Quebec, 1971-1973.





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Survey Description


During the summers of 1971, 1972 and 1973, a stream sediment sampling survey was conducted in the Boisbuisson area, Quebec.  The area covers 200 km2.  A total of 793 samples were collected along streams (1 sample/460 m) at an average density of 1 sample per 0.2 km2.  The samples were analysed for:

 

Element Dissolution Technique
Cu, Zn, Pb, Ni, Co, Mn, Ag, Sb

HNO3

atomic absorption (AAS)
U

HNO3

paper chromatography

 

The data are published in Open File RG-187, Department of Natural Resources, Quebec, 1977.  Two preliminary reports on two adjacent territories are combined in this publication (DP-117 and DP-188).

Publication History

Index Publication
1 Lachance, S. (1972). Géologie de la région des mines Madeleine et Candego, comté de Gaspé-nord, Québec. Ministère des Richesses naturelles, Dossier public DP-117. ( more)
2 Lachance, S. (1973). Géologie de la région du lac à Claude, comté de Gaspé, Québec. Ministère des Richesses naturelles, Dossier public DP-188. ( more)
3 Lachance, S., Duquette, G. (1977). Rapport géologique, région de Boisbuisson, Gaspésie, Québec. Ministère des Richesses naturelles, rapport géologique RG-187. ( more)
4 Choinière, J. (1985). Synthèse de la géochimie des sédiments de ruisseau de la Gaspésie, Québec. Ministère de l'Énergie et des Ressources, mémoires MM 84-01. ( more)

Project History

Index Year Project
1 1964-1983 Stream sediment, soil, heavy mineral sampling surveys, Gaspé peninsula, Quebec, 1964-1983. ( more)

Geographic Extent

Minimum Latitude Maximum Latitude Minimum Longitude Maximum Longitude
48.978° 49.105° -66.125° -65.82°

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

  • Covers NTS 22G/1 (Ste-Anne-des-Monts), 22B/16 (Mont Albert) and 22H/4 (Mont-Louis).  The Boisbuisson area is located in Matane county and straddles the northern boundary of the Parc de conservation de la Gaspésie.

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