Survey Metadata
Soil
Quebec
1979
Soil sampling survey, NTS 32D/11, Palmarolle, Poularies and Royal-Roussillon townships, Abitibi-Ouest county, 1979-1980.
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Survey Description
During the summers of 1979 and 1980, a soil sampling survey was conducted on reserved land #12 and on a group of 20 lots, to explain the presence of anomalies from groundwater and base till surveys. The area covers 55 km2. Samples from horizon A0 were collected at an average density of 1 sample per 0.04 km2.
| # Samples | Sampling Year | Dissolution | Element |
| 347 analyzed by CRM | 1979 |
calcination, dissolution hot HCl or HNO3 |
Cu, Pb, Zn, Ni, Co, Mn, Ag, Sn, Hg, Li, Fe, As, Mo, U |
| 915 analyzed by Chimitec Ltée | 1980 | dissolution cold HCl | Cu, Pb, Zn, Co, Ag, Mo, As, Mn, Sn, U |
Different acid attack dissolutions give different results.
The data are published in Open File GM 40107, Department of Energy and Resources, 1983.
Publication History
| Index | Publication |
|---|---|
| 1 | Guimond, J.-L. (1983). Études du terrain réservé #12, cantons Palmarolle et Poularies, comté Abitibi-Ouest. Ministère de l'Énergie et des Ressources, Dossier d’exploration minière GM 40107. ( more) |
Project History
| Index | Year | Project |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1979-1984 | Project MER-Géomines Ltée, northwestern Quebec, 1979-1984. ( more) |
Geographic Extent
| Minimum Latitude | Maximum Latitude | Minimum Longitude | Maximum Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48.628° | 48.73° | -79.37° | -79.185° |
The geographic extent of the survey is defined by the following polygons:
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Covers NTS 32D/11 (Palmarolle). The reserve land #12 is situated in the townships of Palmarolle, Poularies and Royal-Roussillon, Abitibi-Ouest county. It is bounded by latitudes 48°37'45" and 48°44' and longitudes 79°11'30" and 79°22'.
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