Survey Metadata
Soil
Quebec
1980
Soil sampling survey, NTS 31M/14, 32D/2, 3, 6, 7, Rouyn-Noranda area, northwestern Quebec, 1980.
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Survey Description
In the summer of 1980, 223 soil samples were collected within a 40 km radius around the smelter at Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec. The goal was to collect three sample types within a 1 km radius of each sampling site: an organic sample, a clay-rich sample with a small organic fraction and a sandy sample from soil developed above bedrock in order to delineate the area of potential contamination from the smelter.
Not all sample types were found at many sample sites. The following samples were collected: 108 clay samples, 73 organic samples and 42 sandy samples.
An interpretation of the data, as well as symbol maps of the geochemistry are found in Ministère de l’Énergie et des ressources report DP 87-03.
Publication History
| Index | Publication |
|---|---|
| 1 | Paquet, A. (1987). Influence des contaminants aéroportés sur la planification et l'interprétation des travaux de prospection géochimique - région de Rouyn-Noranda. Ministère de l’Énergie et des Ressources, Dossier public DP-87-03, 84 p. ( more) |
Geographic Extent
| Minimum Latitude | Maximum Latitude | Minimum Longitude | Maximum Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47.9° | 48.5° | -79.52° | -78.5° |
The geographic extent of the survey is defined by the following polygons:
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Covers NTS 32D/02 (Lac Kinojevis), /03 (Rouyn), /06 (Rivière Kanasuta), /07 (Clericy) and a small part of 31M/14 (Lac Barrière) in the Rouyn-Noranda area, western Quebec. It is bounded to the west by the Ontario-Quebec border and to the south by the Ottawa River. The centre of the study area is located approximateky 90 km west-northwest of the town of Val d’Or.
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