Survey Metadata

Stream sediment

Quebec

1970

Stream sediment sampling survey, NTS 31N/1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 31O/4, 5, 6, 12, Réservoir Cabonga area, Quebec, 1970.





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Survey Description


In 1970, a stream sediment sampling survey was conducted in the Réservoir Cabonga east area, Parc de la Vérendrye, Quebec.  The area covers 5000 km 2. A total of 4826 samples were collected at an average density of 1 sample per km 2 and analysed for:

 

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

HNO 3

atomic absorption (AAS)
U

HNO 3

visual colorimetry
Mo HCl visual colorimetry

 

The data are published in Ministère de l'Énergie et des Ressources Open File DP-83-20.  Data were first published in 1972 as rolling means maps and cumulative frequence curves in Ministère des Richesses naturelles Special Report S-138.

In 1992 and 1993, the samples were reanalysed for 45 elements.  The data are published in Ministère des Ressources naturelles MB 96-30.

Publication History

Index Publication
1 Kelly, R.W., Tremblay, R.L., Cockburn, G.H. (1972). Géochimie des sédiments de ruisseau, région est du réservoir Cabonga, Québec. Ministère des Richesses naturelles, dossier S-138. ( more)
2 Gagnon, G. (1984). Géochimie des sédiments de ruisseau de la région du réservoir Cabonga, Québec. Ministère de l'Énergie et des Ressources, Dossier public DP 83-20. ( more)
3 Lalonde, J-P. (1996). Cibles d'exploration pour les gîtes de type SEDEX (Zn-Pb) dans la région à l'est du réservoir Cabonga sur la base de nouvelles données géochimiques. Ministère des Ressources naturelles du Québec, Manuscrit brut MB 96-30. ( more)

Project History

Index Year Project
1 1964-1970 Stream sediment sampling survey, La Vérendrye Wildlife Reserve area, Quebec, 1964-1970. ( more)

Geographic Extent

Minimum Latitude Maximum Latitude Minimum Longitude Maximum Longitude
47.074° 47.608° -76.75° -75.409°

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

  • Covers NTS 31N/1 (Lac de l'Ecorce), /2 (Lac Jean-Père), /7 (Reservoir Cabonga), /8 (Lac St-Amour), /9 (Lac Landron), /10 (Lac Bouchette) and 31O/4 (Lac Petawaga), /5 (Lac Wapus), /6 (Lac Duplessis), /12 (Lac des Augustines). The Réservoir Cabonga region is located in the La Vérendrye Park, Pontiac, Montcalm, Gatineau and Joliette counties. It is bounded by latitudes 47°04' and 47°36'50" and longitudes 75°25' and 76°45'.

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