Survey Metadata

Stream sediment

Quebec

1971

Stream sediment sampling survey, NTS 22B/5, 11, 12, Matapédia projet, Matapédia county, Quebec, 1971-1973.





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Survey Description


During the years of 1971 to 1973, a stream sediment sampling survey was conducted in the Matapédia county, Quebec.  The area covers 1200 km2.  A total of approximately 3550 samples were collected at 1500 feet intervals at an average density of 1 sample per 0.3 km2, along creeks and rivers, and analysed for Cu, Zn, Pb, Ni, Co, Sn, Ag and Au (atomic absorption technique).

The data are published in Open File DP-325, Department of Natural Resources, Quebec, 1975.

Publication History

Index Publication
1 L'Heureux, M., Duchaîne, Y., Campagna, M. (1975). Projet Matapédia, Québec. Université du Québec à Rimouski, Dossier public DP-325. ( more)

Project History

Index Year Project
1 1971-1973 Stream sediment sampling surveys, Matapédia Project, Matapédia county, 1971-1973. ( more)

Geographic Extent

Minimum Latitude Maximum Latitude Minimum Longitude Maximum Longitude
48.33° 48.78° -68° -67.3°

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

  • Covers NTS 22B/5 (Lac-Humqui), /11 (St-Jean-Baptiste-Vianney), /12 (Sayabec).  It is bounded to the north by the St. Lawrence River, south of Lac Matapédia, east of the Matapédia county line and west of the Rivière Métis.  It includes the cities of Sayabec and Saint-Ulric.

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