Survey Metadata

Lake sediment

Quebec

1982

Lake sediment sampling survey, River George area, Nord-du-Québec region, Quebec, 1982.





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Survey Description


During the summer of 1982, a helicopter supported lake sediment sampling survey was conducted by J. Descarreaux and Associates (NTS 23M/4, 5, 6, 23L/12, 13, 24D/4, 5, 12, 13 and 24P/1, 2,3, 6-11, 14-16, 24A/1, 2,3, 6-11, 14-16, 23I/9-11, 14-16).  The area covers 26000 km2.  A total of 1901 samples were collected from lakes with surface area of km2. At an average density of 1 sample per 12.0 km2, it was sometimes necessary to sample bigger lakes with many sites of sampling.  Lakes were sampling along their central axis, generally in the center of that axis.

Samples were analysed for:

 

Element Dissolution Technique
Ag, Al, B, Ba, Be, Ca, Cd, Ce, Co, Cr, Cu, Eu, Fe, K, La, Li, Mg, Mn, Mo, Na, Ni, P, Pb, Sc, Sm, Sr, Th, Ti, V, Y, Zn

HNO3

ICP-ES
U   fluorimetry
Hg   flameless atomic absorption
pH, Loss on ignition (LOI)    
As    

 

The data are published in Open File DP 82-16, Department of Energy and Resources, 1982.  Subsequently, samples were analysed for arsenic and the data are published in Open File DP 83-18, Department of Energy and Resources, 1983.

Data from this survey are part of a compilation of lake sediment data from Quebec and Labrador published in GSC Open File 8348 (geochemical atlas).

Publication History

Index Publication
1 Beaumier, M. (1982). Géochimie des sédiments de lac dans la région de la rivière George, Territoire-du-Nouveau-Québec, Québec. Ministère de l'Énergie et des Ressources, Dossier public DP 82-16. ( more)
2 Beaumier, M. (1983). Données complémentaires au levé de sédiments de lac dans la région de la rivière George, Territoire-du-Nouveau-Québec, Québec. Ministère de l'Énergie et des Ressources, Dossier public DP 83-18. ( more)
3 Maurice, C. Labbé, J.-Y. (2009). Reanalyse de sédiments de fond de lac dans la partie nord-est du Québec (sous-province d’Ashuanipi, orogene du Nouveau-Québec et province de Churchill sud-est). Ministère des Ressources naturelles et de la Faune, PRO 2009-09, 8 p. ( more)
4 Maurice, C. Labbé, J.-Y. (2009). Reanalysis of lake-bottom sediments in northeastern Quebec (Ashuanipi subprovince, New Québec orogen, southeast Churchill Province). Ministère des Ressources naturelles et de la Faune, PRO 2009-10, 8 p. ( more)
5 Amor, S.D., McCurdy, M., Garrett, R.G., Corrigan, D., Solgadi, F. (2016). Amalgamated lake-sediment data from Quebec and Labrador, Canada. Explore Newsletter for the Association of Applied Geochemists, number 173, p. 1, 5, 8, 11-17. ( more)
6 McCurdy, M.W., Amor, S.D., Corrigan, D., Garrett, R.G., Soldagi, F. (2017). Lake sediment geochemistry. In GEM 2 Hudson-Ungava project 2017 report of activities for the Core Zone: surficial geology, geochemistry, and gamma-ray spectrometry studies in northern Quebec and Labrador. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 8331, p. 31-35. ( more)
7 McCurdy, M.W., Amor, S.D., Corrigan, D., Garrett, R.G., Solgadi, F. (2018). Geochemical atlas of northeastern Quebec and adjacent areas in mainland Newfoundland and Labrador. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 8348 / Newfoundland and Labrador, Department of Natural Resources, Geological Survey, Open File LAB/1719 / Ministère de l’Énergie et des Ressources naturelles DP 2018-04, 1 sheet. ( more)
8 McCurdy, M.W., Amor, S.D., Garrett, R.G. (2021). Merged and harmonized data for the atlas of lake sediment geochemistry of western Labrador and northeastern Quebec. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 8817, 6 p. ( more)

Project History

Index Year Project
1 1980-1987 Soil, lake sediment and stream sediment sampling surveys, Nord-du-Québec region, 1980-1987. ( more)
2 2015-2016 Quebec-Labrador Compilation Project, 2015-2016 ( more)

Geographic Extent

Minimum Latitude Maximum Latitude Minimum Longitude Maximum Longitude
54.58° 57° -65.5° -63.38°

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

  • Covers parts of NTS 23M/4 (Lac Bresolles), /5 (Lac Louet), /6 (Lac Maurel), 23L/12 (Lac Robutel), /13 (Lac Druillon), 24D/4 (Lac Arbique), /5 (Lac Degrais), /12 (Lac Le Boux), /13 (Ruisseau Soupras), most of 24P (Pointe Le Droit), 24A (Lac Brisson) and 23I/9 (Signal Hill), /10 (Newfoundland-Quebec), /11 (Newfoundland-Quebec), /14 (Lac Potel), /15 (Lac Bonaventure), /16 (Lac la Pinaudière). The Rivière George region is situated in the Nord-du-Québec area. It is bounded to the east by the Labrador border and by latitudes 54°35' and 57° and longitudes 63°23' and 65°.

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